All Consuming : Katrina

Consumed "The New Space Opera"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:15:34 GMT

The New Space Opera

by Gardner Dozois

WORTH IT!

Consuming "The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction: New Generation Far-Future SF (Mammoth Book of)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:33:11 GMT

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction: New Generation Far-Future SF (Mammoth Book of)

Consumed "Mass Effect: Revelation"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:32:27 GMT

Mass Effect: Revelation

by Drew Karpyshyn

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Lurulu (Ports of Call)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:26:29 GMT

Lurulu (Ports of Call)

by Jack Vance

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Sons of Heaven (The Company)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:58:26 GMT

The Sons of Heaven (The Company)

by Kage Baker

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Ports of Call"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:14:28 GMT

Ports of Call

by Jack Vance

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Transhuman"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:45:49 GMT

Transhuman

by Mark L Van Name

WORTH IT!

A story about "Slan : A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:02:06 GMT

Slan : A Novel

by A. E. Van Vogt

I got about a third of the way through and couldn’t read any more. The characters seemed one-dimensional and often behaved unrealistically. It just didn’t seem well-written to me, and I didn’t feel like wading through the rest of the book in hopes that it would get better. Maybe I’ll attempt it again one day, since it seems to be a popular book.

Consumed "The Coming"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:55:50 GMT

The Coming

by Joe Haldeman

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Fat (Gollancz SF)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:35 GMT

Fat (Gollancz SF)

by Rob Grant

WORTH IT!

Not much going for it. (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katrina) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:13:36 GMT

The Temporal Void

by Peter F. Hamilton

This book was entertaining, but it had way too many flaws for me to recommend it to anyone.

First of all, it had maybe four storylines, and the first third of the book shoved so many characters down my throat it was ridiculous. Most of them just ended up disappearing or turning up 500 pages later, after I had already forgotten them.

One storyline was the main one for the book, and the rest, looking back, didn’t seem to matter at all. Honestly, it seemed to me that the minor storylines were just there to give a Sci-Fi feeling to a book which would otherwise have been pure fantasy.

But my biggest annoyance with the author and this book is the fact that he doesn’t know how to make complete sentences. I’d estimate that there were about 2-3 gramatically incorrect sentences, per page, through the entire book. This isn’t a small book. There are also numerous spelling mistakes, and many examples of incorrect comma usage. I don’t often get annoyed with these things unless they interfere with my enjoyment of a book. If I had the time and inclination, I would read through the book again and make notes of every mistake, then send the list to his editor.

As it is, I think I’ll just avoid this author for a bit. I might get high blood pressure.