The Marrow novels
James Nicoll
replying.
I thought the second one was much like hte first one, except
that I was inspired to finish the second by someone dangling a check
in front of me. I cannot see any reason why Reed's books don't engage
me but they don't.
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> Someone asked about these and I deleted the post before
> replying.
>
> I thought the second one was much like hte first one, except
> that I was inspired to finish the second by someone dangling a check
> in front of me. I cannot see any reason why Reed's books don't engage
> me but they don't.
Certainly with the first one, I had some of the problems that I did
with the Night's Dawn triology. I thought the background premise was
pretty cool, but didn't like the story told with the props. I really
wasn't all that thrilled with the whole Marrow part of it. I was
happier when they were in the ship proper.
The second had some of the same problems, I wasn't overly interested in
the big water critter. Also, it was really felt incomplete, with
cliff-hanging galore.
In general, I've enjoyed the shorter works of that universe.
Brian
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Stephen Graham
> Someone asked about these and I deleted the post before
> replying.
>
> I thought the second one was much like hte first one, except
> that I was inspired to finish the second by someone dangling a check
> in front of me. I cannot see any reason why Reed's books don't engage
> me but they don't.
I found many of the characters annoying. And the central event left me
thinking: 5,000 years? Really? And that's your plan? No-one came looking?
I found the short stories much more engaging than Marrow and haven't
felt any temptation to go on to the second novel. Though I did like
Washen, IIRC.
William December Starr
Stephen Graham <gra...@speakeasy.net> said:
> I found many of the characters annoying.
Are you talking about the first book, _Marrow_, or the second book,
_I Don't Care What the Title Is Because I'll Never Read It_?
Assuming it's the first book, I found _all_ the characters annoying.
Or at least that's how remember it now, a couple of years later.
-- wds
Stephen Graham
The first book. As I said, I recall finding Washen non-annoying. But I
could be wrong and I have no intention of going back and finding out.
Robert Reed has wound up on my "read only short fiction" list, along
with Chris Roberson. The idea, the vignette, the incident are
interesting enough but at novel-length there are too many weaknesses or
annoyances.
Now I have to think if there's anyone else on that list.