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This book was so much fun to read. Imagine another planet inhabited by Caribbean people and Aztecs. Imagine “gods� that require blood sacrifices. Imagine a world settled by humans who get cut off from the rest of humanity and have lost most of their technology and whose origins are the stuff of myth and legend. This is the setting of "Crystal Rain" by Tobias Buckell.
When you read as much genre fiction as I do, you start recognizing the formulas and get pretty good at determining where the story ...more
When you read as much genre fiction as I do, you start recognizing the formulas and get pretty good at determining where the story ...more
I think I'm setting this aside after including it in a speed-dating project. I feel bad because I've met the author and he signed it... .... care to tell me to try again?
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I listened to the audiobook, and I stretched it a bit too thin. I find that audiobooks are best when you can listen in one or two sittings. This was about 5 sittings over a week. So, I wasnt able to get a great grasp of the characters and the story.
I did enjoy it though. Sometimes when I get a bit lost I'll just give up, but I powered through and enjoyed it. ...more
I did enjoy it though. Sometimes when I get a bit lost I'll just give up, but I powered through and enjoyed it. ...more
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