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Sundiver
by David Brin
Mystery in space!
Clues!
Motivations!
Characters!
OK, that's a crappy review. Let's try again. Well, not entirely again. Don't forget about those things I said before, they are totally relevant.
SO. I really liked this book. I don't think it was necessarily the best written book ever - there were some odd stylistic tics - like Culla's monologue at the end explaining what he had done... the main character had some kind of internal episode during it and we, as readers, missed the entire thing. You get kind of filled in later but... it was an odd choice. Not bad, just odd. There are a couple things like that, mostly having to do with Jacob and his "dark passenger" (haa haa).
I really liked the worldbuilding/universe setup. Almost everything about it just plain worked. I can't wait to read the next book just like I couldn't wait to read each new chapter. Having to put this down at the end of a lunch break at work as I neared the end was painful.
I think I have a sense of where the series is going, but I'm still really excited to see it and how we get there.
I really liked the way the characters (the supporting cast, especially) all felt like individuals with clear (clearly existing, not clearly discernible), independent motivations.
It felt like thriller pacing done right. Hmm. Yeah, this book was basically a thriller in space with aliens. Which is fine with me. Because SPACE and ALIENS. You know?
FOUR STARS
Clues!
Motivations!
Characters!
OK, that's a crappy review. Let's try again. Well, not entirely again. Don't forget about those things I said before, they are totally relevant.
SO. I really liked this book. I don't think it was necessarily the best written book ever - there were some odd stylistic tics - like Culla's monologue at the end explaining what he had done... the main character had some kind of internal episode during it and we, as readers, missed the entire thing. You get kind of filled in later but... it was an odd choice. Not bad, just odd. There are a couple things like that, mostly having to do with Jacob and his "dark passenger" (haa haa).
I really liked the worldbuilding/universe setup. Almost everything about it just plain worked. I can't wait to read the next book just like I couldn't wait to read each new chapter. Having to put this down at the end of a lunch break at work as I neared the end was painful.
I think I have a sense of where the series is going, but I'm still really excited to see it and how we get there.
I really liked the way the characters (the supporting cast, especially) all felt like individuals with clear (clearly existing, not clearly discernible), independent motivations.
It felt like thriller pacing done right. Hmm. Yeah, this book was basically a thriller in space with aliens. Which is fine with me. Because SPACE and ALIENS. You know?
FOUR STARS