Review: One of the worst reads ever
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 8, 2012
This has to be one of the worst books I've ever read. Judging by the description and the reviews, I was expecting something decent. After about 20% I just pushed through, just to finish and be done with it. Why?First of all, there is very little plot to this book. In fact, there is a plot, which had potential, but it is very underdeveloped. About 40% of this book is made up of sex scenes. And I'm not exaggerating at all.Also, the sex scenes are the most detailed scenes you will find. The rest is just jumping from an idea to another, all happening way too fast. At first I kept thinking that the speed is just something to give a special "something" to the story. But then I realized there were lots of things appearing out of nowhere, only so they can keep the story going.I can't say the plot is totally ruined, but much of it isn't justified. Just take the first scene, for instance. Max Turner, a gambler from 1875 wakes up more than 600 years later, in a whole different world, in a cryo lab and easily figures out things like what a tracking chip is and how surveillance cameras and microphones work. I could accept this if I got to know this Max Turner a bit, if the author would have told me what his thought processes were, but no, nothing. And that's just the beginning, there are even more stupid things. For example: why did the Riley Family keep the mine where the body of Max Turner was buried off limits for 600 years, afraid that someone would discover him, bring him to life and unearth the source of their wealth (which eventually happens anyway). They could have simply destroyed the mine entirely.Another thing: the characters are plagued by the same issue of skipped details. Sometimes sketchy characters are fine, as long as you know how to do the sketch. The problem is when you fail to surprise the essential of that character. And that happens a lot in this book. The characters keep doing unexpected things, that are literally "out of character".And now, the only two good things I can say: it has some interesting ideas, even if they're not original. I'm talking mainly about the technology combined within the human body, resulting in dramatic improvements and abilities. These were passages I've enjoyed reading, even if there were some too far-fetched things.And the last thing, I'd like to thank the author for keeping it short. It only took me about 4 hours to read the book.*I have received a complimentary free copy of the book in exchange for this review.