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pascalthehoff's Reviews (404)
This is definitely one of those novels that are more "interesting" than "entertaining". I usually tend to gravitate towards the latter anyway (if I want straight up entertainment, I play video games), so that isn't necessarily a huge contra to me.
Still, the relentless stream of conciousness found in this book can get a bit stale after the first third of the narrative. The further you read, the less dialogue and actual character action or interaction you will find... and this is where the book has its biggest weakness and its biggest strength at the same time.
The first person narrator delivers an introspective and self-analytic reverie written in very detailed and flowing prose. It is an almost incessant inner monologue that isn't even divided into chapters. As such, it tends to drag a bit in certain parts of the story, but the lack of proper "exit points" as well as the comparatively short length pulled me through to the end. In a weird way, this book, to me, was just as engaging as it was sleep-inducing. Definitely a novel that is more fun AFTER the initial act of reading it.
Still, the relentless stream of conciousness found in this book can get a bit stale after the first third of the narrative. The further you read, the less dialogue and actual character action or interaction you will find... and this is where the book has its biggest weakness and its biggest strength at the same time.
The first person narrator delivers an introspective and self-analytic reverie written in very detailed and flowing prose. It is an almost incessant inner monologue that isn't even divided into chapters. As such, it tends to drag a bit in certain parts of the story, but the lack of proper "exit points" as well as the comparatively short length pulled me through to the end. In a weird way, this book, to me, was just as engaging as it was sleep-inducing. Definitely a novel that is more fun AFTER the initial act of reading it.
This book was... different than I expected. I expected a somewhat whacky early take on time travel fiction, but what I got was actually a lot more interesting. The protagonist's journey into the REALLY far distant future is a take on post-apocalypic fiction I haven't yet seen, event though the post-apocalypse is such a popular setting nowadays.
This future that lies beyond the history of the human race as we know it with all its well thought-out sociological and philosophical ideas is especially impressing when you consider that the novella is from the 19th century. Read as such, the whole story is just all the more impressive.
It's also fast paced and fairly easy to read if you have some experience with other books of the time. Despite the story's heavy theme the prose feels light as a feather and due to its concise length the book is delightful to read from beginning to end in a single sitting.
This future that lies beyond the history of the human race as we know it with all its well thought-out sociological and philosophical ideas is especially impressing when you consider that the novella is from the 19th century. Read as such, the whole story is just all the more impressive.
It's also fast paced and fairly easy to read if you have some experience with other books of the time. Despite the story's heavy theme the prose feels light as a feather and due to its concise length the book is delightful to read from beginning to end in a single sitting.