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A review by emheld
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2.0
2.5/5 rounded down - while I'm sure Sophie Aldred is a fine actress, she and this material did not go well together. Her American accent threw me out during the interludes (often the most interesting material), but it's not all on her. Tchaikovsky had grand ideas and cardboard characters. It was maybe too large a narrative for a single volume "?*IF* he wanted to include so many primary protagonists
Decent start, by after the first 100 pages (3-4 hrs) or so it gets very muddied and convolute, but not in a fun way. I'm down for a complex story, yet this one was more like a mass of spaghetti with uneven sauce and nary a meatball.
The final sixth ratchets up the tension and gets to a fascinating concept for the story - a strong combo of Tchaikovsky's big sci-fi ideas and narrative drive. Great! ...but he could've gotten there twice as fast. Lots of fluff. 18 hours in audiobook that could be distilled to a 2 hr 15 min sci-fi action movie.
Decent start, by after the first 100 pages (3-4 hrs) or so it gets very muddied and convolute, but not in a fun way. I'm down for a complex story, yet this one was more like a mass of spaghetti with uneven sauce and nary a meatball.
The final sixth ratchets up the tension and gets to a fascinating concept for the story - a strong combo of Tchaikovsky's big sci-fi ideas and narrative drive. Great! ...but he could've gotten there twice as fast. Lots of fluff. 18 hours in audiobook that could be distilled to a 2 hr 15 min sci-fi action movie.