Halo: Silentium
Ratings20
Average rating3.8
"I don't want your sadness." "It is the Mantle." Who knew the Halo 4 required reading would be so incredible? I love this book a lot. It creates such a fascinating and deep world with some of the most unique writing I've seen. I find myself re-reading parts of the book frequently because there is so much depth and thought in each piece of dialogue and character interaction.
"I don't want your sadness." "It is the Mantle." Who knew the Halo 4 required reading would be so incredible? I love this book a lot. It creates such a fascinating and deep world with some of the most unique writing I've seen. I find myself re-reading parts of the book frequently because there is so much depth and thought in each piece of dialogue and character interaction.
The book is ok, I guess, if you are a really big Halo fan. Seriously, don't read unless you are a big Halo fan because it's not going to be even remotely interesting unless you are. The book constantly uses terms it doesn't define and require a knowledge of Halo lore to understand (though you will eventually start figuring out what is what, most likely). The book is mostly slow and meandering, it feels as if there isn't much a purpose much of the time and I often found myself wondering “where is this book going?” Not because it was gripping, but because it genuinely felt that the book was going nowhere at times. Eventually everything fell into place at the very end at breakneck speed. Honestly, this felt like the prologue to a duo-ology instead of the first book of a trilogy.
The book is ok, I guess, if you are a really big Halo fan. Seriously, don't read unless you are a big Halo fan because it's not going to be even remotely interesting unless you are. The book constantly uses terms it doesn't define and require a knowledge of Halo lore to understand (though you will eventually start figuring out what is what, most likely). The book is mostly slow and meandering, it feels as if there isn't much a purpose much of the time and I often found myself wondering “where is this book going?” Not because it was gripping, but because it genuinely felt that the book was going nowhere at times. Eventually everything fell into place at the very end at breakneck speed. Honestly, this felt like the prologue to a duo-ology instead of the first book of a trilogy.
Definitely better than the first book which felt like a prologue drawn out too long. That said, this sequel once again feels pointless and meandering at points, but at least Greg made it a lot more interesting this time around. Once again, the story doesn't move until near the end, and then once it does get moving it gets really confusing and complicated, but overall, it was a fun read assuming you're a Halo lore nerd. Otherwise, stay away.
Definitely better than the first book which felt like a prologue drawn out too long. That said, this sequel once again feels pointless and meandering at points, but at least Greg made it a lot more interesting this time around. Once again, the story doesn't move until near the end, and then once it does get moving it gets really confusing and complicated, but overall, it was a fun read assuming you're a Halo lore nerd. Otherwise, stay away.
