Review: Not Worth Reading
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2011
The concept of the book is interesting - an alien probe and how the world reacts. Unfortunately, the execution of the idea lacks good writing, good character development, interesting ideas and just about anything else you would want to see in a good book.I would like to think that, if an alien probe was sent to earth, all of those Phd's who work for NASA, the universities, observatories, scientific companies, etc, would not have to rely on an elementary science teacher for ideas on which direction to go to determine what is going on. And the UN invading the US? Really - this is just a bad idea and the book is full of the violence that occurs when the UN invades the US. Don't we have the most sophisticated weapons in the world??  I'm just saying....look at the budget for the DOD.Finally, my big beef with several books I've read lately: the author is obviously British/Aussie or whatever. The book is set in the US - NYC for the most part, and not amongst New Yorkers but AMONG New Yorkers. I don't live in NYC but I've visted many times and I'm pretty sure no one there, no matter how small or large the apartment, has a lounge, although the apartments most likely have living rooms. We don't travel in aeroplanes but rather airplanes. I could go on and on but my point is - not all English is the same. Each English speaking country has it's own colloquialisms. An author who has his/her book take place in another country should take the time to use the correct terms.I paid $.99 for this book and I feel like I got scammed. Don't waste your time or money.