A review by rouge_red
Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang

adventurous informative medium-paced

1.5

When I say this book was cinematic, this is the first time I don't mean that as a complement. "Show, not tell" came to mind at so many points of this book. And book being the operative word here. I suppose the author must have envisioned Jumpnauts with a film in mind because the character descriptions, unnatural way of talking, action sequences, heavy expositions, etc. all would work better in on a screen. There were times I would get into the book because there were some good ideas, but I'd inevitably get taken out due to one of the factors I mentioned. I just don't think this is well written book (although I'll give some allowance for the style due to translation.) but so much falls short for me. I want to be in awe, but the book is bogged down by soooo much talking and exposition and I wished the author would have incorporated information in a way that didn't feel like a lecture. Sure, there were times when the book flowed a little more smoothly, which I noted were in sections without heavier dialogue. And when Huhu came in...well, I'm glad we had someone who had more relaxed dialogue. 

All in all, I won't be continuing.