Anthony
I was hoping for a self-contained story, not an intro to a series. Well-written, decent story. It just doesn't really end and leads into the next book. (That I don't plan on reading).
The low rating I give this book is not the author's fault. The story that Stevenson penned is a standard in 19th century science fiction and as good if not better than anything Verne or Wells wrote. At least, that's the way I probably would have felt had it not been spoiled for me. Everyone knows the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde so when the twist was revealed, it was very anticlimactic. I would love to get the perspective of somebody who didn't know the twist; sadly, it's such a part of common knowledge that I don't think I'll see that.
I've only read one other “kid's” book by Neil Gaiman and that was “The Graveyard Book.” I always thought that the only reason that book was classified as for children was because it had a child protagonist. The story was deep and could be enjoyed by adults. Interworld, on the other hand, was not. Not a bad book, just clearly meant for children and reminiscent of the Animorphs and Goosebumps books I would read as a kid. Don't expect any nuance.
Finished this book in three days (including one work day). The only books I've read faster were The Dark Tower book 7 and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. An exceptional work of Sci-Fi that's well worth the hype.
One of the best books I've ever read. Hawkins creates a fantastic universe and weaves a unique story.
The book gave me a lot to think about. The author is a hell of a writer. I couldn't give it a full five stars, though, because of the structure of the book. A lot of times she'll make references to something and, instead of giving context, will just put a reference in the back of the book and a link to some website. This is fine if I'm reading a web page, but cumbersome if I'm reading a physical book.
Great story.
The only reason it gets four stars is that there was this huge plot point from the second book that gets completely ignored (save for a couple of sentences near the end). I kept wondering how the third book's plot would pertain to that event and when it didn't I felt a little disappointed.
If I had gone into this book without any expectations that it would resolve anything from the second book, I would have given it the full five stars.
Probably my least favorite of Neil Gaiman's works. That being said, the worst of Neil Gaiman is still better than 90% of fiction out there. If I had to compare it to anything, I would say it's very similar to Coraline. It's from a child's perspective and deals with his coming of age in the midst of supernatural events. I much prefer the Graveyard Book.
Great book, but I felt that I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn't an avid SModcast listener. A lot of repeated stories that the man himself has told before on that particular show.
Amazing story
An amazing post apocalyptic tale with lots of human drama. So excited about whatever Tynion comes out with next time.
2 stars. I'm sure my rating would be much higher if anywhere on the book it said that this was the third book in a series. Since it doesn't, I can't give it any higher because there's a lot of stuff that didn't make much sense or have much of an impact because the events recall other books that I didn't read beforehand.
Well-written but a little out of date now. Also, the suggestions for how to turn Texas blue are only in the last chapter. It's more of a history of Texas politics.
A perfect system for rpg newcomers and GMs wanting to tell unique stories outside of traditional fantasy.
A decent book but the copy I had didn't mention that it was part of a series. I much prefer standalone books and, if I had known it was part of a series, I probably wouldn't have started it.