Nope. I could deal with the things on the planet, in theory, but the narrator couldn't keep my attention and I wasn't interested enough to read with mNope. I could deal with the things on the planet, in theory, but the narrator couldn't keep my attention and I wasn't interested enough to read with my eyes. Maybe one day I will. I doubt it, but it's possible....more
Maybe one day I'll try again but this was a boring slog that made me not want to read at all, so I need to put it down for now. I tried audio, I triedMaybe one day I'll try again but this was a boring slog that made me not want to read at all, so I need to put it down for now. I tried audio, I tried with my eyes. The prologue was the best part, for me. I suspect that, at least for now, this book is not for me. Alas, not every book is for everybody....more
I'm moving this to my abandoned shelf. It's not that the topic is difficult (it is) but I'm just not interested in reading it. When I think about readI'm moving this to my abandoned shelf. It's not that the topic is difficult (it is) but I'm just not interested in reading it. When I think about reading, I get guilty for not moving more on this one, and then I just don't want to read. I know that's not normal. It's not impossible that I'll try again one day. We shall see....more
Man, Sword & Laser feels like it's letting me down. I've abandoned so many picks in the last 12 months or so.
I tried to get into this. I read in printMan, Sword & Laser feels like it's letting me down. I've abandoned so many picks in the last 12 months or so.
I tried to get into this. I read in print, I listened to audio. I just didn't care. When I knew it was waiting, I opted to do other things. Hopefully February is better, since January 2020 was definitely a no-go....more
This really should have worked better for me, because I love Final Fantasy games, and this was clearly inspired by Final Fantasy. Alas. I was never suThis really should have worked better for me, because I love Final Fantasy games, and this was clearly inspired by Final Fantasy. Alas. I was never sucked in. I gave up....more
I tried getting into the audiobook and found it very boring. The language was beautiful. The POV was not interesting. I gave up when most of the S&L pI tried getting into the audiobook and found it very boring. The language was beautiful. The POV was not interesting. I gave up when most of the S&L people said it was "more of the same, rinse, repeat." ...more
I wasn't as drawn into this one as I was the first book, and then there was a sex scene that basically made me nope out of the book. Don't get me wronI wasn't as drawn into this one as I was the first book, and then there was a sex scene that basically made me nope out of the book. Don't get me wrong, it seemed well-written, it just wasn't for me. I wanted more mystery, less "chick-flick" (in a book) stuff....more
I'm Lem'ing this one. The writing is uninteresting, the attempt at humor falls flat, and the casual, off-handed torture and sexual assault is just tooI'm Lem'ing this one. The writing is uninteresting, the attempt at humor falls flat, and the casual, off-handed torture and sexual assault is just too much for me. It's even worse reading this after the US election. I didn't have high hopes (the editor of Cracked.com doesn't hold much esteem in my book) but this fell short of even that low bar. It made me want to avoid reading in general.
It marks the 2nd S&L pick I've Lem'd this year. That's close to a record....more
Touch about psychology and already repetitive. I've read many better books on the accident and the reasons.Touch about psychology and already repetitive. I've read many better books on the accident and the reasons....more
This one isn't for me. I read the first 2 stories and didn't care for either of them. I think neither Chiang's writing style nor his themes are for meThis one isn't for me. I read the first 2 stories and didn't care for either of them. I think neither Chiang's writing style nor his themes are for me. So I'm marking this as abandoned and leaving it at that....more
I gave up. I just couldn't get into this, in either print or audio. Literally, in the first 40 pages, I fell asleep 3 times trying to read it. I triedI gave up. I just couldn't get into this, in either print or audio. Literally, in the first 40 pages, I fell asleep 3 times trying to read it. I tried to read this while I was on a business trip in Luxembourg. I didn't watch any TV while I was out there, and I still couldn't bring myself to read the book. I'd see it on my nightstand and would instead want to read work-related documents, even when I was off the clock.
I left my copy in Luxembourg. It didn't warrant a space in my bag for the return trip....more
I'm not going to give the book a rating, since I didn't finish. I got through the first 9 chapters (96 pages) and decided that I was done. It's a shamI'm not going to give the book a rating, since I didn't finish. I got through the first 9 chapters (96 pages) and decided that I was done. It's a shame, I've heard such great things about Tad Williams and it was a Sword and Laser pick...
I had the book in audio and in Kindle forms. I tried at first to listen to the audio, but the narrator (George Newbern) wasn't doing it for me. The narration reminded me a bit of Wil Wheaton in that it was somewhat slow...it might have gone better if I had gone to double-speed, but I opted to go for the "printed" version instead.
I really wanted to like the book, but had issues with the first-person voice. I didn't care for Bobby Dollar's tongue-in-cheek and "I'll get to that later" internal monologue, and there was just too much of it. Bobby Dollar as a character was flat, and Williams' descriptions were as wordy as those of Jordan, Tolkien, or Martin but without the depth.
I'm actually giving up on this one, lemming it as it were, as opposed to Tigana which I may one day get back to. In short, I've read far better urban fantasy and mystery-thrillers....more
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