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pjonsson's review
2.0
Wow, it took me from the 28th of July to the 2nd of August to read this book. That’s really a long time for me. It has nothing to do with the book though but rather due to the fact that we constantly seem to be doing things that keep me away from my reading during the summer holidays. Rather the inverse from what I expected.
Anyway, this book in the Giants series wanders quite far from the original. It starts of like the previous book but it never really recovers from its nose dive into a more traditional thriller story with a lot of political manipulation and lurking around in the shadows. Gone are really the research and discovery parts that made me like the first couple of books so much.
The more or less accidental creation of a universe with sentient beings within a giant computer was surely an interesting twist and one I didn’t expect but it still didn’t work out very well for me. It was really overshadowed by the general plot which focused way too much on the politics and way too little on the actual discovery. Then when Hunt & Co “travelled” into this universe it actually went a bit silly, especially the carousel bit, as far as I am concerned.
I really liked the first two books but this one…not so much.
Anyway, this book in the Giants series wanders quite far from the original. It starts of like the previous book but it never really recovers from its nose dive into a more traditional thriller story with a lot of political manipulation and lurking around in the shadows. Gone are really the research and discovery parts that made me like the first couple of books so much.
The more or less accidental creation of a universe with sentient beings within a giant computer was surely an interesting twist and one I didn’t expect but it still didn’t work out very well for me. It was really overshadowed by the general plot which focused way too much on the politics and way too little on the actual discovery. Then when Hunt & Co “travelled” into this universe it actually went a bit silly, especially the carousel bit, as far as I am concerned.
I really liked the first two books but this one…not so much.
brucehoward's review
3.0
I loved the first three books of the Giants series in high school, and they have held up well for me ever since. Entoverse, however, never really drew me into the story the same way.
This is a solid continuation of the series, however, and may work better for other readers.
3 stars
This is a solid continuation of the series, however, and may work better for other readers.
3 stars
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