Cathy’s review of The Abyss Beyond Dreams (Chronicle of the Fallers #1) > Likes and Comments
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Thanks for writing this review, so I don't have to. You have captured what I was thinking, too.
Absolutely spot on. What a disappointment.
spot on, I stopped reading this somewhere in the middle when I could no longer take the boredom.
In fact, I discovered that you can return audible books up to a year after buying them after I accidentally bought a book that was completely not what I intended.
One of the legitimate reasons to do it is "I did not like the book" so I took the opportunity to return this book as well.
Are there previous books set in this universe that are better?
Pandora'a Star and Judas Unchained are the previous books in this universe which introduces Nigel and the cast and explains how the commonwealth came to be. Both are much better than this one imo
Spot on; wish I'd read this review before buying the book.
Lots of life and history is tedious. People stuck in ruts blindsided to a bigger agenda. All wiil be revealed. Maybe.
Peter F. Hamilton creates a universe. In there; you will experience inter-galactic wars, alien invasions, conspiracy, politics, people living in different timelines. You can`t expect to observe only action packed sci-fi part. You need to see the lives of people who don`t have centuries of lifespan, who don`t have biononics, who don`t have rejuvenation. They are the part of his universe. I personally love seeing he touches the lives of "boring" people in his universe. It makes his universe more diverse and more deeper.
I was expecting something akin to Ian M Banks but I'm now at 300 pages and it's more like Brandon Sanderson, dystopian steampunk fantasy, which is not quite what I felt like reading. There's some serious pacing issues in this book, fleeting moments of intrigue are swiftly followed by a loss of pace and pages of dialogue that I've started skipping over to improve the pace.
This is so true! Exactly what I felt. I skimmed the middle of the book.
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Absolutely spot on. What a disappointment.
spot on, I stopped reading this somewhere in the middle when I could no longer take the boredom.
In fact, I discovered that you can return audible books up to a year after buying them after I accidentally bought a book that was completely not what I intended.One of the legitimate reasons to do it is "I did not like the book" so I took the opportunity to return this book as well.
Are there previous books set in this universe that are better?
Pandora'a Star and Judas Unchained are the previous books in this universe which introduces Nigel and the cast and explains how the commonwealth came to be. Both are much better than this one imo
Spot on; wish I'd read this review before buying the book.
Lots of life and history is tedious. People stuck in ruts blindsided to a bigger agenda. All wiil be revealed. Maybe.
Peter F. Hamilton creates a universe. In there; you will experience inter-galactic wars, alien invasions, conspiracy, politics, people living in different timelines. You can`t expect to observe only action packed sci-fi part. You need to see the lives of people who don`t have centuries of lifespan, who don`t have biononics, who don`t have rejuvenation. They are the part of his universe. I personally love seeing he touches the lives of "boring" people in his universe. It makes his universe more diverse and more deeper.
I was expecting something akin to Ian M Banks but I'm now at 300 pages and it's more like Brandon Sanderson, dystopian steampunk fantasy, which is not quite what I felt like reading. There's some serious pacing issues in this book, fleeting moments of intrigue are swiftly followed by a loss of pace and pages of dialogue that I've started skipping over to improve the pace.
This is so true! Exactly what I felt. I skimmed the middle of the book.
