Rated of 5
by Traveler Disappointing
"Traveler" is a misleading name for this book. The plot is bogged down by endless description and political grandstanding. The effort to convince me that the travelers are important to the world order failed miserably. I can't believe there will be two more volumes; what more is there to say without endless repetition?
Rated of 5
by Eggies2006 True but Fiction
If I hadn't known what I already know and hadn't experienced what I already experience I would have rated this book a top mark of 5. But as I read it and find myself nodding from knowledge and/or recognition the lack of surprise element prompts me to give it a 4 instead. The style of writing isn't Shakespearean but neither is a newspaper. The passing of information from one person to the next has to be basic and clear in its message if the message is to be understood. That is why tabloids are more poplular than the broadsheets. I am thoroughly enjoying the storyline, but I'll say this: when it comes to the world of astral travelling - there is no pain to be felt and the only light that is seen is the one that is felt.
Rated of 5
by Aurelia Intriguing!
The author has made claims that, I believe, are not far from our reality. I have described this book to people as a "cautionary tale" about what could happen to our country (and our world) if we allow a small but powerful group of people gain too much control. The wheels are in motion and we must decide if we will observe and think for ourselves or accept a contrived version of events that is placed before us by a mainstream media machine. This book goes beyond science fiction - John Twelve Hawks has taken the warnings of George Orwell and given them a twist that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I can't wait to see what the rest of the trilogy has in store!
Rated of 5
by jakdracula It stinks.
Terrible book, avoid at all costs.
I was trapped reading it (no other book or magazine with me) while I was away.
It's really really bad. The writing is like a high school kid making up a screen play... I read the whole book, every awful line.
Urgh. It's like reading the first draft of the 3rd matrix movie... I can't get over just how much this book STINKS.
They'll publish anything now a days...
Rated of 5
by Amanda Louise Vastly Overrated
Cliched, style-less, violent with no good reason, terrible dialogue, and hopelessly shallow characters -- these are just a few of the reasons I only made it through one-fifth of this book. Terrible science fiction, and truly abysmal fiction.
Rated of 5
by carol Traveler stimulates
I found this book, listened to in the audio form, to be stimulating in ideas and quite in line with ideas I have contemplated. I am excited about it being the first of a trilogy although it certainly can be read alone. It is a bit of a blend of science fiction, fantasy and political ideas, I think. Please try it and do listen/read the author's interview; he maintains his privacy because he wants his ideas/books to be the main source of attention rather than his persona.
Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Although heavy on the scientific details, which slowed down the story for me (OK, I admit, I was one of those liberal arts majors who skipped out on...
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Loved this book. Magical, quirky, enchanting I could go on. All books do not have to be literary fiction, sometimes it is just so comforting to read...
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Can an wiser, older narrator view the past with more wisdom than he might have possessed forty years earlier in the summer he was thirteen? Ordinary...
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