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River of Blue Fire (Otherland, #2)
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I think I'll try to write a review for every book I read from now on. I know not many read this probably, but it's good to put my thoughts somewhere. I will also keep every review as spoiler free as possible, so don't worry about anything major being said here. With all this said: here is my first daily review, Otherland: River of Blue Fire
PROS: Similar to the first book, Otherland has managed to make me use my imagination is ways that I never have before. The idea of the Net has allowed Williams to create a sort of surreal environment.
The stakes are higher in the this book, there's more action, and the story
CONS: So far, I've been pretty disappointed with the antagonists. For two whole books, all we've really gotten is the same old "rich and powerful want to take over the world" kinda of scenario. And quite frankly, I'm getting a bit tired of this. Sure, we have a couple people who we're supposed to hate like Dread, and maybe Osiris. It also seems like Nemesis is going to play a big role. Still, I haven't developed the level of "hate" yet for these people that I normally feel for your typical villains. Hopefully in the next two novels we'll get something deeper than "rich and power are bad."
Another problem I have with this novel is the lack of story progression. I loved tumbling through the various simluations with the characters. While this was all fun, I felt it didn't exactly end up anywhere.
Overall: 4/5
PROS: Similar to the first book, Otherland has managed to make me use my imagination is ways that I never have before. The idea of the Net has allowed Williams to create a sort of surreal environment.
The stakes are higher in the this book, there's more action, and the story
CONS: So far, I've been pretty disappointed with the antagonists. For two whole books, all we've really gotten is the same old "rich and powerful want to take over the world" kinda of scenario. And quite frankly, I'm getting a bit tired of this. Sure, we have a couple people who we're supposed to hate like Dread, and maybe Osiris. It also seems like Nemesis is going to play a big role. Still, I haven't developed the level of "hate" yet for these people that I normally feel for your typical villains. Hopefully in the next two novels we'll get something deeper than "rich and power are bad."
Another problem I have with this novel is the lack of story progression. I loved tumbling through the various simluations with the characters. While this was all fun, I felt it didn't exactly end up anywhere.
Overall: 4/5
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Reading Progress
September 15, 2011
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Started Reading
September 15, 2011
– Shelved
September 21, 2011
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Finished Reading
