Here was a book that rubbed me the wrong way. It has been a while since I was disappointed in a sci-fi\/fantasy book. The ideas behind the story were great, but I just found myself poking holes in what has happening through my whole read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess it started with the protagonist, who I think was supposed to seem street-smart, clever and resourceful. To me she came off as childish, petulant and self-centered and more like an early teenager than a mature adult. Once you decide you don\u2019t like the main character, it becomes harder to accept other propositions by the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seemed to me that the overarching idea of being able to access the multiverse, and visit many different planets, was reduced to a something like a paper delivery person. Most trips to other multiverses are not even described in the book. There is a lot of potential missed here – hundreds of alternate realties – but in the end the story focuses on just two or three, and the same two towns, over and over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the story was complex and full of surprises, it seemed like the writer deliberately held back information to make a bigger impact later, and after a few times it felt like a parlor trick. The writing style was not very descriptive – focusing on the feelings of the characters and telling rather than showing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So this was a disappointment for me. By the luck of the library draw I am back to reading the second book in the Collapsing Empire series – The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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