A Talent For War by Jack McDevitt
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Book Reviews of A Talent For War
Book Review: dusty
Summary: 2 Stars
This book was a strange experience. It was, in large part, the story of a story. We follow a very dry, and somewhat dim hero unearthing dusty histories, reading over his shoulder snippets describing vast adventures as if through smoked glass. Minutes are devoted to characters we never see again, and events that deserve far more explication are lovingly set up and then casually abondoned. On the plus side, if you are patient, the ending suddenly rouses to slam-bang action and poignancy that ties the whole effort together at long last.
Book Review: Booooring!
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is 310 pages long. The first 240 pages describe a 'literature review' by the heroe of the book. If you like to read about people visiting libraries and reading through obscure books (that's right, you're reading about someone else reading), then this is the book for you. Finally, on page 240, the lead character flies of into space to solve the mystery that's been slooowly building.
I like this author, but this book has awful pacing.
Book Review: Not at all engaging, very little character action, very plodding story
Summary: 2 Stars
I actually purchased this on audio and was unable to finish it. By the mid-point it still was plodding along, with Alex researching his uncles work, yet it had almost no character development to grab me and pique my interest. I was not at all engaged by him (Alex), or even the subjects of his research, and finally I couldn't take it any longer. I gave up, and frankly didn't care. I would not recommend this novel.Book Review: Action is plodding
Summary: 2 Stars
Go ahead and skip to the next installment in this series. Summary: they are looing for a ship that was lost in the war.