Review: Deep Space Endeavor
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
I'm at 25% into the book, and abandoning it. I should learn to avoid books with "must read!" reviews, posted by reviewers with a single review on their profile. But, since this is my monthly Prime borrow, what to lose... So what did I not like about the book?Editing is far short of mediocre. Misspellings, missing punctuation, grammar errors, practically every page. Semi-colons are not fancy commas. Commas are not option, nor to be sprinkled around like confetti. Other typical self-editing errors ("its" vs "it's").Then there is the premise that an entire galaxy speaks the same language which we do. Which language? English? Chinese? Spanish? First contact brings immediate mutual intelligibility? Languages diverge and evolve, especially after isolation from mother tongues, and after lengthy periods of separation.Mutually compatible technology? Even faster; the technology of 30 years ago would be inscrutable to people growing in contemporary times (there's been plenty of examples of dropping 15 year old kids in front of things like a Commodore 64).I'll leave it at that, but there were other points behind this review. Sadly, from previous experience, and seeing the "must read!" reviews, I'm sure this review will be targeted as "unhelpful", but don't let the fan-base make your decision: if you're a Prime member, use your allotment rather than your money to form your own opinion.