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A review by ltg61
Ancestor by Scott Sigler
2.0
This is my second foray into Scott Sigler, and frankly, this came pretty close to killing my interest in him. I previously read 'Nocturnal' and loved it in all its cheesiness. 'Ancestor' on the other hand, just feels hollow and dull.
The story is imaginative enough - laboratory made monsters and over-ambitious pharmaceutical execs making a mess of things...for, well, like 10 people give or take. 10 seriously uninteresting people. It seems like Sigler decided to rely entirely on backstory to develope each character, without giving them much actual character. Despite reading a bunch of unnecessary details about each characters past, I didn't feel any closer to knowing them. Every aspect of this story has the same issue; it feels so hollow yet simultaneously overweight, like it's been fleshed-out in all the wrong places.
The only positive thing I can say about this is that it wasn't quite bad enough to turn me off Scott Sigler permanently.
The story is imaginative enough - laboratory made monsters and over-ambitious pharmaceutical execs making a mess of things...for, well, like 10 people give or take. 10 seriously uninteresting people. It seems like Sigler decided to rely entirely on backstory to develope each character, without giving them much actual character. Despite reading a bunch of unnecessary details about each characters past, I didn't feel any closer to knowing them. Every aspect of this story has the same issue; it feels so hollow yet simultaneously overweight, like it's been fleshed-out in all the wrong places.
The only positive thing I can say about this is that it wasn't quite bad enough to turn me off Scott Sigler permanently.