It took me a good one third of the book to get in to the style and rhythm of the writing, but I was then hooked. Very powerful.

December 5, 2016

I really enjoyed Part One of this book but Part Two was such a slog.

April 22, 2021

Gave up after 30% - so much time spent trying to understand the Scots spoken that I was beginning to hate the book.

November 20, 2017

Though I much preferred the earlier sections of this story, and the end seemed a little rush, I did enjoy it a lot.

May 12, 2020

Nearly a 1. There were parts of this book I rather liked but, overall, I thought it was something of a mess which increasingy fell apart.

May 27, 2022

Disappointing. Nothing attracts me to read anymore of this author's works.

February 11, 2017
June 6, 2019

Probably a 3.5. I loved the writing but, from about ⅔ into the book, I was desperately hoping it was not going to finish in the contrived way I saw it going - it did.

June 9, 2019

Probably a 2.5 for me.

It is an easy read but not at all subtle or deep.

January 11, 2018

DNF. The attempt to write in a dialect made “translation” too difficult to continue.

March 9, 2016

Perhaps it is the passage of time, perhaps that I am not American but this book failed to draw me in. I enjoyed reading it, but I felt a little removed from everything.

August 21, 2017

I found this to be a bundle of ideas in a rather one-dimensional story.

The first part in a series, for which I have no desire to investigate further.

May 10, 2021

Possibly a 2.5.
Though I generally love Dickens, I did find this overlong for the actual tale, and very heavy handed - very ‘black and white' characters.
Much as with Hard Times, he seemed to cudgel me with his opinions.

March 28, 2016

This started out well but became rather too silly, incredible and shallow for me. There was not enough in this to encourage me to read any others in the series.

December 24, 2019

An enjoyable sci-fi thriller. A bit more “shoot-em” action as the plot progresses than I wanted, which moved it from a 4 to a 3 star. That said, I think I will look for the next in the series.

January 6, 2020

For such a short story, it was a struggle to complete.

The style of writing is too heavy handed for me.

December 1, 2020

The writing was very good, but the story did not grab me like Harris at his best.

September 26, 2020

Would I have behaved better? Horribly disquieting.

December 14, 2016

A noir novella, which I really enjoyed.

November 26, 2016
November 15, 2019

Interesting start became a bit predictable and overwrought.

September 13, 2016

Disappointing.

I liked the start, but my hope that I had come upon a good, new sci-fi writer soon dissipated. There were some interesting, if not novel, ideas but the writing was shallow.

June 9, 2018

A fascinating read even if, at times, it left one utterly bewildered by some of the entries. Mind you, I guess current events show people will readily not let facts get in the way of self-delusion.

January 29, 2019

Probably a 3.5.

The tale is frightening, the telling of it a touch messy at times. The jargon - frustrating.

December 28, 2016

I liked it but something about the style, I think, stopped me from really enjoying this book.

It felt like it wanted to be a Chandler or Hammett, but the pacing was a bit off.

February 1, 2018