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Pandora's Star
by Peter F. Hamilton
For the most part I enjoyed this book, but it could have used editing. There are too many characters, especially throw away characters that never come back into play in this book, and events and episodes that cause the overall story to drag. Saying that, I will point out that many of the seemingly unconnected events in the story do begin to come together in the end. However there are some that still haven't been connected to the overall story. This book is 758 pages long and there are still holes in the plot and subplots that really haven't been ironed out. That's insane!
I also found the sheer number of characters overwhelming. And I honestly cared about very few of them. Part of my apathy is that I find the future society described in this book repellent. It's capitalism and imperialism run amuck. It's a depressing future with values I find hard to relate too. I'd honestly have been perfectly fine with the Commonwealth being wiped out by the end of the story.
Lastly. while I usually don't mind a cliffhanger ending, I will say I mind one at the end of a book as long as this one. So many things are left unanswered and while I assume it's answered in the second book I'm not sure the answers are worth wading through another 750 page book.
All that being said, Peter F. Hamilton is an engaging writer and there are some stand out characters that make up for my disinterest in the majority of them. The overall story arc and mystery surrounding the events is also interesting.
If you don't get easily frustrated with lengthy books that end in a cliffhanger, and you like a lot of details with lots of characters then this book is for you.
I also found the sheer number of characters overwhelming. And I honestly cared about very few of them. Part of my apathy is that I find the future society described in this book repellent. It's capitalism and imperialism run amuck. It's a depressing future with values I find hard to relate too. I'd honestly have been perfectly fine with the Commonwealth being wiped out by the end of the story.
Lastly. while I usually don't mind a cliffhanger ending, I will say I mind one at the end of a book as long as this one. So many things are left unanswered and while I assume it's answered in the second book I'm not sure the answers are worth wading through another 750 page book.
All that being said, Peter F. Hamilton is an engaging writer and there are some stand out characters that make up for my disinterest in the majority of them. The overall story arc and mystery surrounding the events is also interesting.
If you don't get easily frustrated with lengthy books that end in a cliffhanger, and you like a lot of details with lots of characters then this book is for you.