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River of Gods, by Ian McDonald
Oct. 30th, 2007 07:45 pmRiver of Gods
by Ian McDonald
583 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Fiction/SF
Okay, so I didn't actually read this book--I skimmed through several sections and read the first page, but the story doesn't grab me at all. Still, I'm recording it for posterity so that I don't accidentally pick it up again next year or in the future. Perhaps if I gave this an extended chance, it might prove itself--the prose is gritty and slightly jolting but promising--but there are so many other books to be read in the world, and I have so little time to read them.
So a pass on River of Gods; that's two strikes against Pat's Fantasy Hotlist as a reliable rec source (Pat called TPOTS "fantasy chick lit," which it is most certainly not). No recommendation either way, unless you know that your tastes coincide perfectly with mine on SF.
by Ian McDonald
583 pages (trade paperback)
Genre: Fiction/SF
Okay, so I didn't actually read this book--I skimmed through several sections and read the first page, but the story doesn't grab me at all. Still, I'm recording it for posterity so that I don't accidentally pick it up again next year or in the future. Perhaps if I gave this an extended chance, it might prove itself--the prose is gritty and slightly jolting but promising--but there are so many other books to be read in the world, and I have so little time to read them.
So a pass on River of Gods; that's two strikes against Pat's Fantasy Hotlist as a reliable rec source (Pat called TPOTS "fantasy chick lit," which it is most certainly not). No recommendation either way, unless you know that your tastes coincide perfectly with mine on SF.
