Review: High hopes
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2013
I had high hopes for this book based on the number of good reviews. The beginning did not disappoint. I was thoroughly engrossed in the story... That is... Until the protagonist is brought to the city. This book is in serious need of some editing. Chapter after chapter of the same exact thing - He has a bad dream. The guards wake him up. He goes to work on some project. He meets Cat people that instantly fear and hate him. He has a bad dream. The guards wake him up...I was actually hoping someone would kidnap him just to relieve the boredom. No such luck. He just gets beaten up... Over and over again. When he does manage to kill an attacker he feels remorse even though the guy deserved it. I kept waiting for him to do something heroic but all he does is rush into situations and get beaten up.Finally I see a chance for him to excel at something. He has better distance vision than the Cat people right? And the Cat people steal the design for a rifle and make one. You would think he'd make a great sniper right? Does he use the rifle? NO. He uses a shotgun. After managing to blow away a couple of bad guys he gets caught and... You guessed it, beaten up. Give me a break! Frodo has more balls than this guy.I actually did finish the book out of morbid curiosity after skimming over numerous nightmare sequences. It did get a little better towards the end.