An Atmosphere Of Angels

An Atmosphere of Angels is as hard to plow through as any of James Joyce's. Is it of the same quality? I don't know. It has parts that seem to have been written by a poet. It has parts that get so repetitive that it takes an effort to keep going. On the hand, it is very imaginative. On the other hand, it does not seem to actually go anywhere. As a metaphysical exercise, it explores many dimensions of the human emotive-intellectual experience. But I found myself wanting something to happen in the real world, some kind of resolution to this exercise. The easiest evaluation is to say that the story lacks focus. But it has so many good parts that I don't want to say it isn't worth reading. The author should perhaps step back and ask "What show more is the reason for this story to exist? What am I trying to tell the reader?" The poetic parts are beautiful. The technical parts are overdone. The conversations get repetitive. So perhaps it is just that the author is trying to do too much in one story. When all is said and done, the author has real ability and should continue to write. At some point, it will all come together and be brilliant. show less

Well, first off, I will never NOT finish a book if I can help it. Unfortunately, I've had this book for quite a while, and it was a hassle to read. The basic premise is that in a sci-fi universe there are scientific and anthropological teams sent to other planets to study other species found there. The downside to this book is that even with the evolving relationships, the reader isn't engaged with their progression. There is very little explanation of how and why readers should even care about their futures. I suggest a rewrite, and a reevaluation of the central themes to this book.

I received this book though Member Giveaways.
An Atmosphere of Angels begins as a sci-fi adventure involving new planets and life forms, but quickly becomes a reflection on life and death. I confess I found it rather confusing and did not like the characters enough to care what happened to them.

Received this book through lt member giveaway. A spaceship lands on a planet to mine some ore. Shortly thereafter strange things start to happen. Two of the spacers end up in an alien vessel and experience interactiion with what they call a ghost.

I'm a fan of sf and do not mind it to get slightly esoteric. However this book goes over the top. Though i managed to finish it, i still inly have a basic grasp of the plot. Maybe i missed a key somewhere, but the book mainly felt as an attempt to stretch a simple plot about live and death. Maybe it was to be a space version of Dante, but if so it overshot grossly.