Take a photo of a barcode or cover
arielthebookgargoyle 's review for:
The Peacemaker's Code
by Deepak Malhotra
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hello World.
While "The Peacemaker's Code" by Deepak Malhotra is very well thought out and researched, I feel it lost sight of its identity. It tries to be multiple things, that it ends up not doing any one thing well. Like the couch in the character Vice President Neilsen's office.
"anyone missing a decorative pillow in the White House might start by looking for it in Nielsen’s office."
Too many pillows to be comfortable.
The story follows a historian, David Kilmer, as he is recruited to work with the United States government. An alien ship has been detected near Earth and the president would like perspectives outside of her current counsel to try to keep peace.
Issue with Kilmer, is that he feels he has to be the brightest bulb in the room. Even if another character comes to the same conclusions before him, he insists it has to be broken down. The who, what, where, when, why, and how discovered. He has to analyze everything, and I mean literally everything about the aliens. Who they are, why they are there, what their intentions are, how did they find humans?... anything one could fathom to ask before any action is taken. Meetings upon meetings to rehash the same debates. It isn't until 30-35% through that something other than debate or meetings take place. Only for those actions to be evaluated just as hard. Another small step around 70%, more thorough debate. Rinse, repeat until the end.
Idealistically you would want world leaders to be responsible in this way. Scrutinizing their actions with a fine toothed comb. However, realistically, this isn't an honest take. It pulls some submersion of belief.
Don't even get me started on the aliens and how they end up choosing to interact.
If this book's goal is to get you to think and weigh what you would do, or what is illogical about a character's choice, perfect. As far as mystery, thriller, romance, action, sci-fi.. needs work. Never even got to see the aliens.
“I’m happy to take on the aliens, Madam President, but asking me to take these pillows off your hands is a little much.”
While "The Peacemaker's Code" by Deepak Malhotra is very well thought out and researched, I feel it lost sight of its identity. It tries to be multiple things, that it ends up not doing any one thing well. Like the couch in the character Vice President Neilsen's office.
"anyone missing a decorative pillow in the White House might start by looking for it in Nielsen’s office."
Too many pillows to be comfortable.
The story follows a historian, David Kilmer, as he is recruited to work with the United States government. An alien ship has been detected near Earth and the president would like perspectives outside of her current counsel to try to keep peace.
Issue with Kilmer, is that he feels he has to be the brightest bulb in the room. Even if another character comes to the same conclusions before him, he insists it has to be broken down. The who, what, where, when, why, and how discovered. He has to analyze everything, and I mean literally everything about the aliens. Who they are, why they are there, what their intentions are, how did they find humans?... anything one could fathom to ask before any action is taken. Meetings upon meetings to rehash the same debates. It isn't until 30-35% through that something other than debate or meetings take place. Only for those actions to be evaluated just as hard. Another small step around 70%, more thorough debate. Rinse, repeat until the end.
Idealistically you would want world leaders to be responsible in this way. Scrutinizing their actions with a fine toothed comb. However, realistically, this isn't an honest take. It pulls some submersion of belief.
Don't even get me started on the aliens and how they end up choosing to interact.
If this book's goal is to get you to think and weigh what you would do, or what is illogical about a character's choice, perfect. As far as mystery, thriller, romance, action, sci-fi.. needs work. Never even got to see the aliens.
“I’m happy to take on the aliens, Madam President, but asking me to take these pillows off your hands is a little much.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War
Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail