I read this Killer B book on the train this week, and I was wondering what you all thought of it.
I thought it was also fairly predictable. Bear telegraphs most of the plot; I pretty much knew what was going to happen by page 75. If it wasn't almost against my religion to quit reading a book in the middle, I'd have stopped reading right there. Maybe I've read too many X-Men comics in my life, but there were just no surprises to speak of, which was disappointing. I suppose I'm glad I finished it, since the journey to the end was entertaining enough; the characters were nicely drawn, and Bear is "hard SF" so I feel like I learned a little too. But overall, I felt like this one was overrated, based on the reviews I read when it came out. I know we have some Bear fans here, so I'll just don my asbestos suit now and cower in my bunker. :-) Jim Retrovirus Maru _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
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