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A review by diaryofthebookdragon
Dark Intelligence by Neal Asher
Did not finish book.
Dark Intelligence intrigued me with it’s summary. A man resurrected after his time? It reminded me of Arthur C. Clarke’s 3001: The Final Odyssey, which I adored.
The start of Dark Intelligence was promising. I loved the everyday life tech:
- Permanent depilations replaced shaving.
- Brushbots clean your teeth perfectly, you just need to insert them into your mouth.
- When you die you are stored into a soulbank. You can choose if you want to be resurrected or maybe live in a virtual reality…
But then main character started having flashbacks of war and Neal Asher completely lost me. It was too militaristic, too dark, too gruesome.
To make my reading even more unbearable, I could not compile all the data and was drowning in info dumps. I later found our that this is set in same Polity universe as Neal Asher’s previous books. Maybe it would have been easier for me if i have read them.
If the world or main character intrigued me, maybe I would have continued reading… But they did not.
I found myself starting to skim not only descriptions but everything else too. I guess I could have gone like this until the end. But why torture myself with a book I do not enjoy?
IN THE END…
Do not let my DNF put you off. Dark Intelligence is not a bad book. I am betting that fans of military space operas might enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and honest review. This text is also posted on my blog Bookworm Dreams in a little bit more styled edition.
(Gave up on 12% @ 02.Feb.2015.)
The start of Dark Intelligence was promising. I loved the everyday life tech:
- Permanent depilations replaced shaving.
- Brushbots clean your teeth perfectly, you just need to insert them into your mouth.
- When you die you are stored into a soulbank. You can choose if you want to be resurrected or maybe live in a virtual reality…
But then main character started having flashbacks of war and Neal Asher completely lost me. It was too militaristic, too dark, too gruesome.
To make my reading even more unbearable, I could not compile all the data and was drowning in info dumps. I later found our that this is set in same Polity universe as Neal Asher’s previous books. Maybe it would have been easier for me if i have read them.
If the world or main character intrigued me, maybe I would have continued reading… But they did not.
I found myself starting to skim not only descriptions but everything else too. I guess I could have gone like this until the end. But why torture myself with a book I do not enjoy?
IN THE END…
Do not let my DNF put you off. Dark Intelligence is not a bad book. I am betting that fans of military space operas might enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and honest review. This text is also posted on my blog Bookworm Dreams in a little bit more styled edition.
(Gave up on 12% @ 02.Feb.2015.)