Marrow's Pit

I can't really say too much without spoiling things, since this is a novella after all, so I'll keep things short.

Marrow's Pit was a well-written novella, but not exactly what I was expecting. Let me explain. The synopsis led me to believe that The Machine would be the main focus of this story. That I would be lost in Ballard's struggle to overcome his prison, and escape to the outside. In a way, I was given this story.

However the main focus was on an entirely different prison that I thought it would be. Again, I can't say too much but Ballard is definitely locked up. It's just much more personal than you would think. I kept hoping for more action. For more descriptions of the world this book was supposed to be built around. I know this is a novella, but I still feel there could have been more.

I feel like the ending was supposed to be poignant, but I honestly didn't get it. So points to the writing, because it is good, and points to the fact that this is an easy read despite its faults. Three stars it is.