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Any other thoughts, comments or questions on the opening section of the book?

I felt lost but I know things will start to make more sense in the future sections.

I'll wait here until the rest of you join me. Possibly reading your discussion answers will help me.

Sorry that I was of no help Lynda. I’m lost.

I hope things improve soon. To me, the first section was too all over the place with too many unanswered questions being thrown at us. It seems a bit of a hot mess to me. Additionally, I thought it got bogged down in the science (this is a sad statement coming from a science geek).

Come on Painter! Let’s get the adventure moving!

>3 bluebird_: That sums up these style of books. Throw everything in the mix, totally confuse the reader, and rather like an onion reveal things layer by layer bringing in the information previously revealed.

>4 Andrew-theQM: You know, if I was going to entice someone to read and BUY something that I wrote...I would not want it to be something that their only reaction was UHHH...WHAT THE HECK??? Especially if the chapters were umpteen million words long with more characters than the population of a small nation.

Difficult section, too busy with side plots and too wordy

>6 JohnDBurke: First sections of some books can be complex, and I think this one wins the award.

>7 Andrew-theQM: well said

>7 Andrew-theQM: lol, yes. First prize!
I typically like a bit of confusion and the introduction of lots of concepts and open ended questions at the start of books. It often intrigues me and keeps me reading to find the answers. Rollins seemed to go too far with this one though. Too much, too fast. Will be curious to learn if there was a reason for it as you and John mentioned…or if it was unintended and just Rollins having trouble conveying all the required background.

It all feels very confusing and I can't decide where it will go from here but looking forward to finding out.