A book about abuse, denial, suffering and mental disorder. Is it enterainment? Not really. Is it a worthy read? Absolutely. Despite the subject matter it is never too overwhelming, nor is it ever handled lightly. Stepping into the minds of broken individuals, one of which is a bible reading cat (!), is increasingly interesting as…
Possibly the worst criticism I could give to Project Hail Mary is it is just a little tedious in places and certainly not nearly as convincing as Andy Weirs “The Martian”. The latter of which remains one of my favourite books and left me truly feeling like humanity had actually already visited Mars (say it…
The second book in series, the first of which showed promise (I gave it 3 out of 5 average Bourne like wannabes). Guy Fowle, the main antagonist, ups the ante by accidently coming across a Russian hackers doomsday phone during an unbelievable court room escape. The contrivances are many and ridiculous. With his inconsistent heroin…
Good plot device let down by a strange bullet point. Style of writing. That seemed to exist. Just so the author could move forward quicker. Odd as there were times this style repeated the same point. Characters were terrible. None were likable and only the main protagonist, Racheal, showed any sort of competence. I’d have…
