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tdeshler's Reviews (698)
This is a pretty cool concept, sort of like Fantastic Voyage for the modern age (no little submarine needed). The beginning felt a bit too abrupt in that I didn't really understand the relationship of the players - who were e good guys and where did they come from? Once I figured that out, the story moved along in an interesting way.mthe ending certainly leaves you wanting more.
I can't really remember why I had this on my to-read list. Since I get all my books for free from the library, I don't always give my choices much deep thought.
Anyway, this is not the type of book I typically read. The view of the Wall Street was mildly interesting, in a Bonfire of the Vanities sort of voyeuristic way. However, it did get rather tiresome reading about all the peeps behaving badly. Even the protagonist got rather annoying at time, although she didn't behave nearly as badly as all the men. Did she really get a job not having much knowledge about excel and calculating a weighted average?
Anyway, this is not the type of book I typically read. The view of the Wall Street was mildly interesting, in a Bonfire of the Vanities sort of voyeuristic way. However, it did get rather tiresome reading about all the peeps behaving badly. Even the protagonist got rather annoying at time, although she didn't behave nearly as badly as all the men. Did she really get a job not having much knowledge about excel and calculating a weighted average?
This is the fourth book I've read this year set in part in the gaming universe (the others are Reamde, Ready Player One, and Daemon, in case you're wondering). This one certainly dove deep into technobabble, which was sometimes a bit hard to follow, but only if you were really trying. There isn't really a need to understand it all - just let it wash over you. I also enjoyed the various Scottish colloquialisms. The story moves along at a pretty brisk clip. It is sometimes hard to figure out who is who and what their game is, but again this is not strictly necessary. You can just let it wash over you and you'll have a fun ride.
There were a few clever bits here, but in the end it was hard to be very sympathetic about the characters. The cartoonish plot relied too much on cardboard cutouts of real people.
I wasn't sure I liked this book at first, but it finally started to grow on me. I think I was finally caught up in the rhythm of the swamp. The alternating chapters between Ava and Kiwi provided an interesting contrast. I guess it was even a happy ending, although it was sort of hard to tell.
There were some fun ideas explored here, but the end sort of spoiled it for me a little. Was that a triple or quadruple cross? I may never look at a portrait in quite the same way.
As I read this, I kept imagining the movie that could be made from this book. I suspect it is a movie I wouldn't particularly like to watch. There were a few interesting bits here, but in the end the characters seemed a bit too cartoonish and the writing wasn't all that interesting. I sure would like one those micro planes though.
This was a very engaging story about a part of the world I didn't know much about, other than the odd snippet about this or that Sherpa. Reading about the children put a smile on my face, proving that children don't need that much to be happy.
The premise was pretty interesting, but I felt like I didn't get to know that society very well. Additional context would have been helpful. The two stories of Evan/Pea and three gladiator etc never really connected for me.
This was a fun read and like all of King's longer works, kept me engaged. I knew there would some type of happyish ending, but somehow it felt a little strained, especially the card characters.