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A review by svjak
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 78%.
I had to give up on this one. I wanted to finish it (and I got so close to the end) but I'm trying really hard not to force myself to read books I'm not enjoying, and I just really wasn't having a good time with The Darkness Outside Us.
I picked up several science fiction novels after reading (and loving) Project Hail Mary earlier this year. I've really been trying to branch out and read more sci-fi after realizing how much I really love the genre, but I was struggling so much trying to get through this book.
I think it was just too slow paced for me. There were points where a lot of stuff was happening and it was exciting, but it felt like the first 25% of the book was just Ambrose complaining about Kodiak, explaining backstory/context, and missing his family. So by the time anything actually happened I was already incredibly bored and zoned out. It's honestly a miracle I didn't DNF it then. I'm still trying to get better about conceding when I'm really not meshing with a book.
This book just wasn't for me. I was expecting action and excitement, energy, drama, intrigue, romance, emotions?? And I just wasn't feeling it.
I picked up several science fiction novels after reading (and loving) Project Hail Mary earlier this year. I've really been trying to branch out and read more sci-fi after realizing how much I really love the genre, but I was struggling so much trying to get through this book.
I think it was just too slow paced for me. There were points where a lot of stuff was happening and it was exciting, but it felt like the first 25% of the book was just Ambrose complaining about Kodiak, explaining backstory/context, and missing his family. So by the time anything actually happened I was already incredibly bored and zoned out. It's honestly a miracle I didn't DNF it then. I'm still trying to get better about conceding when I'm really not meshing with a book.
This book just wasn't for me. I was expecting action and excitement, energy, drama, intrigue, romance, emotions?? And I just wasn't feeling it.