Michael Ross

I appreciated how short of a read it was (I think I finished the whole book in two hours) but still enough to get me invested in the story.

It was a good little story for what it was. Obviously I can’t compare it to a larger sci-fi novel because that’s not what it aims to be. It reminded me a lot of Hugh Howey’s novels like Wool and Sand and how they were originally released as a series of novellas. I think this book is better however in that it contains a whole story. While the ending definitely leaves it open for more, I don’t feel required to read the next book to get the whole story.

It reminded me also of Klara and the Sun, making me think about what it means to be human, and the feelings of artificial intelligence.

This book was alright, it was kinda boring. In the beginning he was just kinda sitting at home, but near the end there was more action. Even though it was boring, it was good because it gave us a first hand account of the holocaust and educated us about what happened. From this we can be educated to prevent this from happening again.

Over all, I thought this was a good book. It had a lot of suspense, and the scene with Drapeneux was great. I though, however, that Halt and Will should have been reunited in the end, instead of waiting till the next book. Alas, it was still great how each party \struggled to find the other, and, as always, a great story of bravery, friendship, and selflessness.

This was an excellent book! I love how Cline gives you little teasers throughout the plot, keeping engaged to reach their explanation. He does a great job of letting you be a detective, giving you what you need to figure things out on your own before they actually happen.

This book had a very interesting plot, and definitely kept me entertained. And that's most of what I can say about this book; it was quite entertaining. But it didn't really get to me emotionally, or have me thinking about the book long after I finished reading. It was a very enjoyable, sci-fi summer read though. I loved all the classic 80's references (especially the blatant Wargames reference of the main character who shares a surname with David Lightman).

All in all a good book which I recommend for anyone looking to get a quick 80's and sci fi fix.

Wow what an incredible story. Usually as I'm reading, I feel as though there needs to be some kind of love story to supplement some aspect of emotion within the story. While this book did contain a love story, any such supplementing was unnecessary. This is one of the few books I've read that could've done absolutely fine without any such part of the story; it's an incredible sci fi book, and if you love 80's pop culture, you'll absolutely love it. I couldn't put it down.

One think to note. I didn't particularly enjoy the author's political commentary. Felt out of place, especially coming from an 18 year old boy. Just my two cents.