Aaron
Not without its flaws, but a lot of fun to read.
Vollun-told is my new favorite word.
This was not okay. Sexual abuse run rampant. Horrible things. Completely incomprehensible plot moments.
The reviews say the next one is better. I'll give it a try.
Despite its flaws, this would be a fun read except for two things. First is just an annoyance really: the point of view switches constantly. Second is everything with the cannibals. Everything in those scenes is just gratuitously cruel. If you're a horror fan (not thriller, horror) maybe this is you're thing, but if this wasn't a book club pick, I would have stopped after “mouth privileges.”
Overall a good read, but a disappointing middle portion of “hero goes to school” that didn't live up to the rest of the book.
A fun, happy read
This book is just as nice as you could hope it would be, while still sometimes bopping monsters on the head. But only if they're meanies. It's not all overly cutsie stuff, though, there's plenty of adventure and exploration as well.
There are a couple of bits that push the line, like finding a “vibrating wand of cure hysteria” (if you don't get it, ask your parents), but still firmly gets a PG rating.
I thought this was a standalone book, as there is no mention of it being part of a series, but, with that ending, I hope there will be more.
A change of pace, but unlike the previous book in the series, it's an enjoyable one. The new characters don't live up to the first two books, but they're not a bore to read. The scary alien stuff is back to being scary. I'm looking forward to the next book.
Like the other books in the series, this one is similar in feel, yet puts our hero in a completely new situation. I like this series more with each book.
Beyond the thrill of learning something new, I feel like I've learned something important. It's more than the easy promise of a quick fix (which this book does not give); I feel like I now have real and powerful tools to take control of the habits in my life.
Alright, now this is getting good. I like the characters, and we get to keep most of them, the plot is really starting to heat up. I think I like it.
Better than the last book, but still too far from the original for me to recapture my love for the series.
All reviews say to pretend the next, and final, book doesn't exist, so I'm going to do that.
Blindsight has some interesting ideas, but ultimately I think it was too interested in being weird and different. The ending was completely unsatisfying.
I didn't realize this is based on a mobile game until after I finished reading it.
The first couple of chapters I was confused and frustrated by the seeming inconsistencies in the story, but by the end it all worked out.
The translation from Russian is a little rough and it's not really a complete book (it ends in a huge cliffhanger without really resolving the central plot), but I'm a sucker for VR MMORPGs.
This was a bit of a let down. It doesn't really match the tone of the other books and I don't like the new characters.