Review: More than science fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
Too many books offer nothing but plot-based driving directions: this happened, then this happened, then the book was over. As such, I am delighted when I find a piece like this one that's anything but going through the motions. As I read Nine Meals, the writing style reminded me of Robert Heinlein's philosophical future-parables meets Douglas Adams' humor-laden space operas. It's not properly science fiction; to lump Nine Meals in with the legions of ham-handed attempts at creating dystopian metal worlds would do it a disservice. Post-apocalyptic, yes. Yet most books that avoid the pitfalls of laundry-listing fights and love scenes hit the other extreme and their books drag on with useless pontificating. Nine Meals surpasses these polar tendencies with the ability to create a fast-paced, engaging tale that keeps the reader hooked while sneaking in some humor, themes, thoughtfulness and cleverness. Fabulous.