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A review by page51
The Visitant by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
1.0
My mistake. I wanted to put this book away after the very first pages, where one of the main characters, a brilliant archaeologist, is described with great detail as a blond, rugged, muscular Adonis. I was waiting for his 'goddess' to appear and didn't have to wait too long. A full breasted small waisted equally brilliant scholar appears and guess what - they hate each other at sight (and you know where this is heading too).
The story runs in two plotlines, contemporary and historical, connected by the place that once was a village, now is an archaeological dig. The story concept is interesting, but I found the writing tedious. Not only the characters are shallow and stereotypical but the descriptions are repetitive in their form, like if the author was following a dot point list for beginner writers making sure they include input from all the senses (smell, sight, touch, taste).
There was an attempt to bring forth the grand question of the science versus spiritual belief, but it was never explored in any meaningful way.
One star for good idea but didn't enjoy the writing.
The story runs in two plotlines, contemporary and historical, connected by the place that once was a village, now is an archaeological dig. The story concept is interesting, but I found the writing tedious. Not only the characters are shallow and stereotypical but the descriptions are repetitive in their form, like if the author was following a dot point list for beginner writers making sure they include input from all the senses (smell, sight, touch, taste).
There was an attempt to bring forth the grand question of the science versus spiritual belief, but it was never explored in any meaningful way.
One star for good idea but didn't enjoy the writing.