21st July, 2008
/wrists
Nothing particularly memorable to report to you today.
Scar Night by Alan Campbell.
Emo! Well, despite the cover art and title, this book really isn’t into dressing in black, although the tale is a bit dark. Starts out strong, but fades at the end. A city suspended by chains over an enormous pit, some decent (although sometimes two-dimensional) characters and plenty of questions that will hopefully be answered in the sequel (or is this part of a trilogy? I forget.) Not bad, but not something I’d re-read.
3.3/5 gogs.
The Reaches by David Drake.
A collection of three of David Drake’s earlier books. From the author’s notes, it seems like this was written more as therapy for himself than to be a bestseller (to my knowledge, it wasn’t). Taking this into account, this is not his best work by far, but those familiar with Drake’s military novels will recognize the darkness in his writing when he explores the cold, clinical side of humanity at war.
3/5 gogs.
Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
I found this novel a bit difficult to get into. While written skillfully, I just didn’t care about many of the characters within. My interest did pick up towards the end, but the book closed in a cliffhanger more or less (this is book one of three). To add insult to injury, the second installment has yet to be published in the US. Lamecube. I’ll probably read book two when it comes out, though.
3.5/5 gogs.
Posted at 5:08 am | Comments (2)
On July 21, 2008 at 13:16 Shae said:
July 21, 2008 at 13:16
>.>
On July 22, 2008 at 14:03 Gog said:
July 22, 2008 at 14:03
What? XD