calingles 's review for:

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

DID NOT FINISH

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I got through 70% of this, and then found myself doing all I could to avoid reading. As a compulsive reader, that is my least favorite feeling. This started out well, then seemed to fall apart. It is overly long, and very little happens after about 50%. In addition, the characters are not well developed. They are flat and uninteresting. I'm not happy to put this down, but I just can't take anymore.