A review by christopher_dilts
Brain Wave by Poul Anderson

3.0

An interesting idea for a book, and done well in the initial exposition and rising action leading up to the climax. Unfortunately, the latter half of the novel seems mired in less compelling minutiae which made for a generally dull experience. I knew the premise of the book before reading it and surmised that for such an innovative idea there was probably a reason this book was not on the "Top 100 sci-fi books of the past decade". I was right. Great idea, but the latter half of the book could have been done much better. It was set up well but seemed to fall apart towards the end as what seemingly was intended as a short novel was spread too thin among too many characters possibly. Still, I enjoyed it.