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A review by sumayyah_t
Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan
4.0
Well!
Ellis Rogers is handed a death sentence by his doctor. Deciding that he has nothing left to lose, he leaves his notes on the time machine with his best friend, and hits the button. Ending up 2,000 years in the future, he happens across a ghastly murder in a society that does not understand things such as death, war, greed, and disease. Within days, he stops another murder, becomes a celebrity, is cured of his deadly disease, and uncovers a chilling plot against the people of Hollow World that has its roots in his past. Points off for heavy-handed treatment religious themes in the last third of the book. Also, points off for heavy handed discussions of socialism and gender/sex roles but, ultimately, I enjoyed this book immensely. Convenient plot is convenient, and plot twist in the climax gets foreshadowed maybe halfway through the book, but it still makes for good reading.
Ellis Rogers is handed a death sentence by his doctor. Deciding that he has nothing left to lose, he leaves his notes on the time machine with his best friend, and hits the button. Ending up 2,000 years in the future, he happens across a ghastly murder in a society that does not understand things such as death, war, greed, and disease. Within days, he stops another murder, becomes a celebrity, is cured of his deadly disease, and uncovers a chilling plot against the people of Hollow World that has its roots in his past. Points off for heavy-handed treatment religious themes in the last third of the book. Also, points off for heavy handed discussions of socialism and gender/sex roles but, ultimately, I enjoyed this book immensely. Convenient plot is convenient, and plot twist in the climax gets foreshadowed maybe halfway through the book, but it still makes for good reading.