lots of explosions ( )

Returned to the office library after reading – not a book to keep in my own collection ( )

I read this on a night train and developed a headache after a while. It must have been sheer perversity which made me finish it. The incredible thing is not so much that this trash actually sells. It is rather that editors do not find it necessary to correct even the most glaring errors contained in it. But then again, if they did, not much would remain. In that respect this book is in the same class as the worst fan-fiction stories: alternate universe, suspension of disbelief, invalidation of natural laws, the works. There are several ways one could describe this book. It is a children's book, it is a near-fantasy adventure, it caters to the comic book audience. I can only hope that at age fifteen I would have been discerning enough to spot most of the impossibilities it contains and bored enough by the non-dimensional characters to not like it.

There are authors who take great pains to research what they are writing about, who feel a responsibility towards their audience. This is an author who totally disregards his readers. He doesn't give a damn. Writing in a way that insults the readers' intelligence and their taste is an achievement in itself.

I left the book on the train. ( )

Awful. Far too long, unreliaitc, shallow and uninteresting characters all within a lousy plot and unrealistic unenvironment/timeframe and worldview. Ugh. ( )

If you love non-stop action adventure, this book is for you. It grabs you from the get-go and doesn't let up; next thing you know, it's 2 in the morning and you have to get up in 3 hours.
Interesting characters, fast paced plot and intrigue included. ( )