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A review by _belle
Asteroids: Bridge to Nowhere by Mike McCoy, Lori Criswell-Baer, Jim Spivey
adventurous
3.75
3.75 stars ⭐
I liked it but not as much as it may have deserved. I respect the amount of effort and dedication and I appreciate the research that went into writing this book, but it was just too long. I think if this book had been trimmed a good 100 pages (at least), it would have worked better for me, but unfortunately the excessive length made it difficult for me to enjoy it to the extent I would have liked. Which is a shame.
It starts off as a very slow burn, which I actually didn't mind. Especially being a topic that interests me, I am a big fan of astronomy and that coupled with a doomsday scenario, is the reason I picked this book up. I read and enjoyed the first 2 parts of the book. I liked Rick's presentation and I loved the introduction to Arcadia and the dystopian angle. I also really enjoyed the politics game that was being played. Rob's cave was great & I loved the hacking part too.
I thought the build up with the introduction of the many characters was done very well, but was definitely over-written and needed to be edited down. I found myself getting quite weary by the half way point, knowing how much further I had left to go. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the 2nd half as much, and ended up skimming through most of it just to get to the end. I wasn't really a fan of the cat and mouse game going on, it's just not what I wanted from the story but that's my personal preference.
I think it was really well written, so many great ideas, amazing premise, but I think in this case the author tried a little too hard.
I liked it but not as much as it may have deserved. I respect the amount of effort and dedication and I appreciate the research that went into writing this book, but it was just too long. I think if this book had been trimmed a good 100 pages (at least), it would have worked better for me, but unfortunately the excessive length made it difficult for me to enjoy it to the extent I would have liked. Which is a shame.
It starts off as a very slow burn, which I actually didn't mind. Especially being a topic that interests me, I am a big fan of astronomy and that coupled with a doomsday scenario, is the reason I picked this book up. I read and enjoyed the first 2 parts of the book. I liked Rick's presentation and I loved the introduction to Arcadia and the dystopian angle. I also really enjoyed the politics game that was being played. Rob's cave was great & I loved the hacking part too.
I thought the build up with the introduction of the many characters was done very well, but was definitely over-written and needed to be edited down. I found myself getting quite weary by the half way point, knowing how much further I had left to go. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the 2nd half as much, and ended up skimming through most of it just to get to the end. I wasn't really a fan of the cat and mouse game going on, it's just not what I wanted from the story but that's my personal preference.
I think it was really well written, so many great ideas, amazing premise, but I think in this case the author tried a little too hard.