Chris Hunter

While decent enough, I was generally disappointed in The Ghost Map. The story is certainly compelling and Dr. John Snow's pursuit of the early science of geoinformatics in pursuit of defeating cholera is a great story. But Johnson fails to wrap up the tale in a satisfying way, letting the final third of the book drag on indefinitely.

While I was prepared for the degree to which this book was an indictment of our public education system, I was unprepared for the degree to which it's an indictment of pretty much our whole society, including education, national government, mass media, etc...

I have to admit that I'm really still digesting the implications of the book and will probably need to re-read shortly.

I enjoyed the beginning and middle immensely. Walton does a great job of characterization with Mor and with capturing the nature of a young SF and fantasy reader.

The end felt rushed and disappointing though.

Decent fantasy novel. In general, Modesitt is a good world builder. The society is as strong a character in this novel as the main character and the evolving story of them both is engaging. He also does a good job with balanced male and female characters.

I got about 50 pages in but the narrative was too disjointed to keep my interest.

Not anywhere near as good as the first two Ember books.

I picked this up in order to see if it would be a good read for the boys. It was an intriguing book and luckily very appropriate for the boys. I can't wait to read the next few in the series.

I ended up stopping about 75% of the way through since the pacing was very slow.

Wonderful book and a deep but quick read. Really a must read for anyone with an interest in games and game design.

Wonderful book. This series is a multi-faceted jewel of historical and technological trends through the Baroque period. The combination of interesting original and historical characters draws you in and captivates you with their shared history and evolution.

This was a generally well researched and written book. I didn't agree with the author in many of his conclusions but the path that he took to reach them was clear. And despite his prominent position as a Republican Senator, he avoids proscribing solutions based on political grounds.