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sonofthe's review
3.0
Ronald Taverner (a name later revealed to be a reference to [b:Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said|22584|Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said|Philip K. Dick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398026028s/22584.jpg|949696]) is forced by the people holding his twin brother to join the plot. Krysta and Boxer continue on in their part as more of Boxer's (really Krysta's) script is revealed. The Baron von Westphalen and Serpentine join the tale, as do Marxists.
My thoughts are found with my notes on volume III.
My thoughts are found with my notes on volume III.
scarahliz's review
3.0
The first book in this series left me feeling kind of "meh," but I already had the second book so I kept reading. I still feel kind of "meh" about it, but it's still an intriguing story and I feel like I need to read the rest.
My problems with it: like Richard Kelly's other work, it's pretty convoluted. Which doesn't necessarily bug me in a story, but at times it feels a bit unnecessary, as if his purpose is to make the reader feel confused. But I don't feel confused. I just feel bored, and like he's going, "Look at me! Aren't I so much smarter than you?? I came up with this crazy world that I want you to be lost in." In short, I feel like his style of purposefully convoluted plot is condescending. The characters are also a bit 2-dimensional, yet it seems like he's trying REALLY hard to make them 3-dimensional.
That said, there are definitely elements that intrigue me, and I like the sci-fi stuff. I just wish he didn't seem so full of himself.
It should also be said that the second book was less annoying than the first. So I'm hoping the pattern holds and the subsequent installments get even LESS annoying.
My problems with it: like Richard Kelly's other work, it's pretty convoluted. Which doesn't necessarily bug me in a story, but at times it feels a bit unnecessary, as if his purpose is to make the reader feel confused. But I don't feel confused. I just feel bored, and like he's going, "Look at me! Aren't I so much smarter than you?? I came up with this crazy world that I want you to be lost in." In short, I feel like his style of purposefully convoluted plot is condescending. The characters are also a bit 2-dimensional, yet it seems like he's trying REALLY hard to make them 3-dimensional.
That said, there are definitely elements that intrigue me, and I like the sci-fi stuff. I just wish he didn't seem so full of himself.
It should also be said that the second book was less annoying than the first. So I'm hoping the pattern holds and the subsequent installments get even LESS annoying.
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