Review: Not for me
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
I have to say that it takes a special kind of reader to appreciate Osage Two Diamonds. I am not one of them. I don't know Michael Bunker, but did some editing and reviewing for his book W1CK and for his Silo series, both which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am intrigued by Mr. Bunker's imaginative writing style, and so purchased Osage Two Diamonds.If you have not read Vonnegut's book Cat's Cradle, I would recommend that you do so before tackling Osage. I have not, and was lost in the first twenty chapters in terms like Bokononism, ice-nine, wampeter, sinooka, and karass. I finally resorted to Wikipedia, where I read a synopsis of Cradle, before I even understood where Michael was trying to go with this story. I wasn't drawn into the story until chapter 22, where the main character gets into an elevator and is whisked to another dimension in time and a world of multiple parallel universes.Sorry Michael, I tried, but I just couldn't let all those 5-star reviews stand. This book is for a select audience, but I'm not there. I received Episode Six this week, took a look at it, and have decided it's just not worth my time to continue.