Eversion - Alastair Reynolds
Eversion by Alastair Reynolds (science fiction - 2022-08-24 - review #0952)
Alastair Reynolds novel "Eversion" [2022] is, in my estimation, ultimately not an entirely enjoyable reading experience. It sounds like I am damning with faint praise, well in fact I am. Reynolds grabbed this readers attention with a riveting opening section concerning a doctor posted on a sailing ship who writes weird fiction to pass the time and his interactions with a decidedly strange crew. The doctor surreptitiously snorts opium laced snuff as he deals with reoccurring nightmares and a mysterious voyage seeking an alien fortress in icy Norwegian waters. This section of the novel was exceptional; unfortunately, the rest of the story does not live up to its beginnings. As the time frame shifts and the plot which just plods along from this point on, my interest in the story waned. I get the impression this was a much shorter story idea that was inflated to novel length.
Certainly, I've read most of his novels - that the reason I read this book. After all, even marginal Reynolds is worth reading!
Eversion - Alastair Reynolds
Eversion by Alastair Reynolds (science fiction - 2022-08-24 - review #0952)
Alastair Reynolds novel "Eversion" [2022] is, in my estimation, ultimately not an entirely enjoyable reading experience. It sounds like I am damning with faint praise, well in fact I am. Reynolds grabbed this readers attention with a riveting opening section concerning a doctor posted on a sailing ship who writes weird fiction to pass the time and his interactions with a decidedly strange crew. The doctor surreptitiously snorts opium laced snuff as he deals with reoccurring nightmares and a mysterious voyage seeking an alien fortress in icy Norwegian waters. This section of the novel was exceptional; unfortunately, the rest of the story does not live up to its beginnings. As the time frame shifts and the plot which just plods along from this point on, my interest in the story waned. I get the impression this was a much shorter story idea that was inflated to novel length.
Certainly, I've read most of his novels - that the reason I read this book. After all, even marginal Reynolds is worth reading!