Swayze’s Reviews > Empire of Silence > Status Update

Still struggling with the fact that there is no real plot. It makes it very slow and a little mundain. But I've read character focused books before and loved them. And this isn't bad. But it's not riviting either.

my library borrow ran out and i was actually annoyed b/c i wanted to keep reading. so i guess thats a good way to determine if you actually want to finish a book or not. have it taken away. back at it now. it is getting better, but i think some of that is b/c i have recognized the story for what it is. a long drawn out character origin story w/o a through plot.

This feels like a prequel. Like we're already supposed to know who he is and this is his origin story. Also his hero is Spock. This is definitely a character driven story. Not plot driven. No goal or through line other than him. Parts have no meaning to the rest other than to say it happened to him. It made him who he was. Even if it does not add to any bigger plot. I'm getting more used to it.

Have you ever read a book that isn't bad, but your main thought is "when will it get good?". Like it's so mediocre that you're waiting for the other shoe to drop and it have its moment that makes the rest acceptable. Normally DNF is bc I can't stand it. But this one is a grey area. I'm trying to decide how long I'll give it or maybe I'll just finish it and rate it as meh.

this is VERY slow. i'm waiting for something interesting to happen. its not boring per say but 15% (4 hours of reading) and its still not hooked me to care about the character or the world or what is going to happen. its got 5% longer to do so or i'm moving on.

This feels like the guy is HEAVILY influenced by Dune. A space odyssey where the author flourishes his words and over explains everything ("the location where people go to have their teeth examined". Say the dentist!) I still have no idea where this book is going but so far it hasn't hooked me. I'll give it a little more but I zone out a lot with this book so far.