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Absolutely loved The Terror. Really liked Drood. Hyperion was pretty darned good too.
But this book? Holy sh*t!
I'll take a guess that the author never put it past an editor. The book is 80% overwritten -- and chock full of the author's political rants. I mean do we really need to know about how much you hate the Boulder, CO city council? For christ's sake. Does the truck driver really need to launch off on a long tirade about the 2012 election?
This book is absolute crap. I've tried to push through the audiobook, and even at disk 13, I just can't do it. I hate the characters. The plot is absolute crap.
I'm guessing that Simmons was either high on crack or had a stroke. Or high on crack and then had a stroke. And then decided he didn't need an editor any more. And then someone decided to let him have his way and publish it anyway.
I'm writing this review without having finished the final 3 disks of the audiobook, and it makes me angry because I still want to know about the core-thread of the plot -- what happened with his wife? What is Flash2? Who killed the billionaire's son? But I just can't do it, guys. It's really messing with my commute and the road rage is starting to come back. Urgh.
LESSON LEARNED: Don't pre-order Dan Simmons' books anymore. Wait for other readers to post their reviews and then make my decision.
But this book? Holy sh*t!
I'll take a guess that the author never put it past an editor. The book is 80% overwritten -- and chock full of the author's political rants. I mean do we really need to know about how much you hate the Boulder, CO city council? For christ's sake. Does the truck driver really need to launch off on a long tirade about the 2012 election?
This book is absolute crap. I've tried to push through the audiobook, and even at disk 13, I just can't do it. I hate the characters. The plot is absolute crap.
I'm guessing that Simmons was either high on crack or had a stroke. Or high on crack and then had a stroke. And then decided he didn't need an editor any more. And then someone decided to let him have his way and publish it anyway.
I'm writing this review without having finished the final 3 disks of the audiobook, and it makes me angry because I still want to know about the core-thread of the plot -- what happened with his wife? What is Flash2? Who killed the billionaire's son? But I just can't do it, guys. It's really messing with my commute and the road rage is starting to come back. Urgh.
LESSON LEARNED: Don't pre-order Dan Simmons' books anymore. Wait for other readers to post their reviews and then make my decision.
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Oct 10, 2013 08:11PM
That is the best review of this book I've ever read
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Thanks, Shea. Please feel free to pass the word! :)In other news, The Terror is being made into a mini-series... I believe on AMC. Serious!
Interestingly enough I also listened through this book, getting more and more annoyed with it until I just couldn't take it any more and came here to find some good rantings about how bad it was. I read your review and realize I stopped listening to the audiobook on disc 13, during the truckers rant. This is the point where the book becomes completely insufferable.
Ha ha. Love it! See?? Someone please tell Dan Simmons: Go back to what you were doing before: stick with having a good editor and cut out the self-indulgent crap. Trust us on this one.
