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A review by katmarhan
Dark is the Sun by Philip José Farmer
3.0
5/10
With its simple prose and episodic style, this book masks some deeper themes about what it is to be human, the difference between human and sentient, and how difficult it can be to change. The use of “foreign” (and untranslated) words was annoying and pointless and the characters, while interesting, never seem to really come alive.
This is the first book I’ve read by Philip José Farmer and I have heard that some of his other books/series are better, so I may give him another chance. Not any time soon, though.
With its simple prose and episodic style, this book masks some deeper themes about what it is to be human, the difference between human and sentient, and how difficult it can be to change. The use of “foreign” (and untranslated) words was annoying and pointless and the characters, while interesting, never seem to really come alive.
This is the first book I’ve read by Philip José Farmer and I have heard that some of his other books/series are better, so I may give him another chance. Not any time soon, though.