Review: Strange
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
Other reviewers were right on the money when they pointed out that this book could have benefited tremendously from quality editing, particularly if the editor had the sense to tell the author that some of his writing quirks were patently ridiculous. The main characters' first and last names are used nearly every time they are mentioned, and they call each other by first and last name almost as often. If that was intended to be cute mannerism it didn't work.Large portions of this book were completely unrealistic and disjointed, even for a book that one automatically approaches with a certain level of suspended belief. The characters should have had potential, but never lived up to it.The (very small) part about them actually finding the ark was interesting, but also completely failed to live up to its potential. It was surprisingly brief and largely ignored for the rest of the book, despite supposedly being at the center of the story. I finished the book, but won't read anything else by this author and suggest other readers not waste their time.