Ryan Hannebaum

Quite simply the greatest fictional novel ever written.

One of the worst books I've ever read. Patterson took a time machine back to fourth grade when he wrote this one. Awful.

Enough detail to hold interest, enough skimming to keep the pace up

I enjoyed the middle ground this book plays in. It would never be mistaken for a Neal Stephenson book with regard to scientific exploration, but there was enough meat to it to keep it believable all the same. Writing a snarky female protagonist can't be easy for a male author, either.

This was sort of like a Harlen Coben novel set on the moon.

Very, very similar to Pillars of the Earth, but without the charm and engrossing plot of the original. Still a quality read, however, as all of Ken Follett's books are.

A total “look at me” effort that sheds little light on principles and approaches that can be applied universally to various creative projects.