Jake Wharton
The entire book save for the first and last chapters is a flashback which caught me by surprise. It feels a bit forced since there's only a loose tie-in with the plot of the main storyline. Aside from that fact, the backstory itself is an entertaining and illuminating look into young Roland. Upon completing this entry in the series I actually found the parts of the main storyline which bookend the flashback to stand out as feeling forced and almost wish they concluded the previous book.
The entire book save for the first and last chapters is a flashback which caught me by surprise. It feels a bit forced since there's only a loose tie-in with the plot of the main storyline. Aside from that fact, the backstory itself is an entertaining and illuminating look into young Roland. Upon completing this entry in the series I actually found the parts of the main storyline which bookend the flashback to stand out as feeling forced and almost wish they concluded the previous book.
The premise of the trilogy is fun, and the contrast of choices by all of the different authors is interesting. For me, the book became more depressing as it went on simply because you're exposed so rapidly to all these downfall scenarios. I also worry that it's too many stories such that when I get to their associated second and third parts in the next two books, I won't have a strong recollection of the characters or plot.
The premise of the trilogy is fun, and the contrast of choices by all of the different authors is interesting. For me, the book became more depressing as it went on simply because you're exposed so rapidly to all these downfall scenarios. I also worry that it's too many stories such that when I get to their associated second and third parts in the next two books, I won't have a strong recollection of the characters or plot.
- John Joseph Adams
- Hugh Howey
- Ken Liu
- Elizabeth Bear
- Ben H. Winters
- Megan Arkenberg
- Jonathan Maberry
- Jake Kerr
- Daniel H. Wilson
- Will McIntosh
- Jamie Ford
- Desirina Boskovich
- Tananarive Due
- Robin Wasserman
- Scott Sigler
- Annie Bellet
- Charlie Jane Anders
- Seanan McGuire
- Nancy Kress
- David Wellington
- Sarah Langan
The execution of the storyline isn't done as well as Wool, but the choice to deviate from what would otherwise be the predictable next chapter absolutely is worth the payoff in the end. If you have the patience for the author's world building in this episode then the final book becomes all the more meaningful in its conclusion.
The execution of the storyline isn't done as well as Wool, but the choice to deviate from what would otherwise be the predictable next chapter absolutely is worth the payoff in the end. If you have the patience for the author's world building in this episode then the final book becomes all the more meaningful in its conclusion.
The execution of the storyline isn't done as well as Wool, but the choice to deviate from what would otherwise be the predictable next chapter absolutely is worth the payoff in the end. If you have the patience for the author's world building in this episode then the final book becomes all the more meaningful in its conclusion.
The execution of the storyline isn't done as well as Wool, but the choice to deviate from what would otherwise be the predictable next chapter absolutely is worth the payoff in the end. If you have the patience for the author's world building in this episode then the final book becomes all the more meaningful in its conclusion.
