Melanie’s Reviews > The Swarm > Status Update

I stopped because the whole thing slowed down for me and got distracted with shiny new books! By this part three, it's all tedious step by step work but somehow after like four books, I can still slot right back at it. I'm almost at the end and hopefully I'm over my boredom that I can finally finish. Maybe.

Last two thousand pages. There was a long lull with the government officials which didn't interest me until it went back to the scientists. Back to exploring. The tempo has returned. I had lost a bit of hope. Can't wait to finish!

I'm really really happy we're back to science!! I thought the critics had won and it would go downhill but my impression increased with the discussion of intelligence and the mission to search for the Yrr!

It was a good thing part two closed with science and scientists. I enjoyed Anawak's return to Nunavut and the cultural details with the summer moving. I'm surprised about the diamond mining in the sea. The government storyline just took too much momentum away from the sciemtific solutions!

Part one was fabulous but part two is such a bummer! I don't need government and military interference. Sadly, they usurped the science story and now we're at the dumb politicians controlling the message. Flat. The pacing has slowed to molasses and I cannot wait for Johanson and co. To investigate the Yrr once again. Can we manage with a dumb US president and his cabinet. Only General Li has some brains.

Finally, the strands are woven together. It came at a great cost. Secrecy kills. We know that from the Chernobyl and this is the intelligence and scientific community version. Still, Johanson needs more proof...

I spent an hour just getting through the tsunami. Understanding it's source of power from the seabed. If not for things to do, I'd probably continue to part two! Life gets in the way of reading for sure!

I'm now a marine biologist but also an oil engineer. Never have I learned about the nature of ocean life and oil extraction in Norway and the costs to the seabed. Lots of facts here, that oil extraction is only limited to the continental shelf. Beyond that is a mystery but undersea exploration and exploitation is on its way. With unknown consequences. I really like Sigur and Lund and I'm gripped by the tsunami.