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A review by danielles_reads
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
DNF @ 52%
I was really intrigued by the beginning of this book. The world building was interesting, and there was quite a bit of action and excitement in the first third of the book. But then it started to slow down and feel like a slog. The world building that was so interesting in the beginning became less of a focus. Thespider society evolution seemed to be following a similar trajectory as human evolution, (which is just boring to me), and a lot of the human society history went unexplained. There didn’t seem to be any overarching plot line that had me curious what would happen next, and I didn’t care about any of the many flat characters.
This seems to be an idea-driven philosophy-focused story, which I can enjoy, but usually through audio. But unfortunately this is an Audible exclusive and I don’t want to spend a credit on this just to potentially still dislike it regardless of the format. I think the ideas just feel so simplistic compared to other philosophical novels I’ve loved, like The Dispossessed.
I was really intrigued by the beginning of this book. The world building was interesting, and there was quite a bit of action and excitement in the first third of the book. But then it started to slow down and feel like a slog. The world building that was so interesting in the beginning became less of a focus. The
This seems to be an idea-driven philosophy-focused story, which I can enjoy, but usually through audio. But unfortunately this is an Audible exclusive and I don’t want to spend a credit on this just to potentially still dislike it regardless of the format. I think the ideas just feel so simplistic compared to other philosophical novels I’ve loved, like The Dispossessed.