Out of the Sun
2 journalers for this copy...
When my friend was clearing out an old storeroom at her workplace, she found a huge number of books tucked away out of sight. Rather than see them thrown out, I kindly offered to adopt them all for BookCrossing.
Hmmmm, not really sure what to say about this novel. Well, the first thing I suppose, is that I did read it, although I can't say why. I tend to stop books that I'm not enjoying, but found myself reading on just to see how it all tied up.
When Harry gets a mysterious phone call saying his son is in a coma, he ends up chasing a number of conspiracies around the world, trying to get to the truth. Which is fine in itself - a great premise that had such huge potential. Instead, Harry luckily falls from one clue to another, even having a old acquaintance turning up out of the blue when he needs a wingman. I understand some of the reasons behind the actions of the scientists, but considering they are supposed to be so clever, I'm not sure they would have relied on Harry to sort out the mess.
And then there is the final protagonist and their motives. WTF?!?!? I am a huge fan of SF, but even I couldn't suspend belief enough here. Higher Dimension theory - well, ok, lets go with it. But I kind of got the impression that even the author was a little confused by the maths and by the fact that he was using it all as the hinge of his plot. Weird and Odd, but not in the good way that I like.
So overall, ok. Not one I would necessarily recommend, but if you genuinely had nothing else to read, give it a go.
When Harry gets a mysterious phone call saying his son is in a coma, he ends up chasing a number of conspiracies around the world, trying to get to the truth. Which is fine in itself - a great premise that had such huge potential. Instead, Harry luckily falls from one clue to another, even having a old acquaintance turning up out of the blue when he needs a wingman. I understand some of the reasons behind the actions of the scientists, but considering they are supposed to be so clever, I'm not sure they would have relied on Harry to sort out the mess.
And then there is the final protagonist and their motives. WTF?!?!? I am a huge fan of SF, but even I couldn't suspend belief enough here. Higher Dimension theory - well, ok, lets go with it. But I kind of got the impression that even the author was a little confused by the maths and by the fact that he was using it all as the hinge of his plot. Weird and Odd, but not in the good way that I like.
So overall, ok. Not one I would necessarily recommend, but if you genuinely had nothing else to read, give it a go.
Journal Entry 3 by dark-draco at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Saturday, September 21, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (9/21/2013 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Off to a fellow Bookcrosser as a surprise RABCK.
Journal Entry 4 by disneyfreaksam at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Thank you so so much.