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A review by billymac1962
Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
2.0
Nope.
Alright, I can see that this novel plus its sequel Judas Unchained combine to make a very good Sci-Fi story. But I can also see many complaints that the time and effort to get there were pushing the bounds of worthwhile reading.
Last Saturday morning I spent two hours reading about a recreational glider flight. Okay, fine.
Still I pushed on. And on. Checking my progress: 9%...........10%.........10%........10%.......10%......10%...........11%, you get the picture.
Once I hit 14% I started checking out more reviews that matched my experience. Many of these reviewers made it to the end of the tale, and were happy. A few were not and blamed the attention to detail of every fringe character, event and setting.
I envy those who can read quickly enough that they can knock down doorstops like this and walk away with a good overall story in their head, but my reading time is at such a premium and I'm not getting any younger.
I'm disappointed that I'll never get this whole story in my head because I'm sure it's fantastic, but I just can't look forward to another 1800 pages or so while there are so many other books on my list I'm excited about. I've moved on to something else and am very happy with it so far, so it was a good call to pull the pin on this one.
This is my second strikeout with Hamilton, and too bad. I love his ideas and storylines. Just way too bloated for me.
Alright, I can see that this novel plus its sequel Judas Unchained combine to make a very good Sci-Fi story. But I can also see many complaints that the time and effort to get there were pushing the bounds of worthwhile reading.
Last Saturday morning I spent two hours reading about a recreational glider flight. Okay, fine.
Still I pushed on. And on. Checking my progress: 9%...........10%.........10%........10%.......10%......10%...........11%, you get the picture.
Once I hit 14% I started checking out more reviews that matched my experience. Many of these reviewers made it to the end of the tale, and were happy. A few were not and blamed the attention to detail of every fringe character, event and setting.
I envy those who can read quickly enough that they can knock down doorstops like this and walk away with a good overall story in their head, but my reading time is at such a premium and I'm not getting any younger.
I'm disappointed that I'll never get this whole story in my head because I'm sure it's fantastic, but I just can't look forward to another 1800 pages or so while there are so many other books on my list I'm excited about. I've moved on to something else and am very happy with it so far, so it was a good call to pull the pin on this one.
This is my second strikeout with Hamilton, and too bad. I love his ideas and storylines. Just way too bloated for me.