A review by maddie_can_read
Ascension by Nicholas Binge

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Feel conflicted about the book.
First part grabbed my attention with the setting up of the mystery but I felt like the second half really dragged and the payoff wasn't as satisfying as the build-up made it seem like it would be.
I wish more time had been spent at the end of the novel explaining the aliens/ the seeds/ the leviathans/the death and afterlife/ why the last characters killed themselves etc
I probably would not have finished it if I hadn't been hooked by the mystery. Think there were a bit too many themes to do them all justice
(religion, grief, death/loss, regret, all the science stuff, mountain-climbing, people going mad )
.  I liked the writing style and found it easy to read. Personally I didn't enjoy the extended descriptions of
people losing their minds descending into madness.
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