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tdeshler's Reviews (698)
Sweet story, a little bit spooky, a little bit weird, a little bit old-timey. Nice package!
Kind of interesting in spots, especially for a science geek like myself, but it did drag in spots. This guy can really get into the weeds on esoterica!
I really want to like his books, but they I have a hard time feeling connected to the story. It is just a little bit off a comfortable narrative - seems like a bit too much work.
Pretty cool idea, felt like a book that might have been written many years ago, which I guess is appropriate given the setting. Finally, I ended up not really caring all that much about the protagonist.
I like his hard science fiction, so I wasn't sure if I would like this one. I wasn't crazy about the main character and I didn't really like the supernatural finish.
In their attempt to wrap up the various threads, I felt like I could not enjoy any single thread very much.
I enjoyed the languid pace of the jungle portions of the book, coupled with the almost supernatural attributes of rain forest medicine trees, which appealed to my science fiction sensibility.
I really liked the idea of this one and enjoyed the first half quite a bit. The second half seemed to lag a bit when they started wandering in the wilderness.