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A review by kil3yp
Firestar by Michael Flynn
2.0
I mean. It's 900 pages. And it's not 900 pages of fast-paced plot and insanely interesting characters. It's 900 pages of intensely described and well written (ish) characters and a pseudo-believable plot.
Putting aside the huge technology gaps that Flynn missed coming in the 2000s, the plot could be speculative fiction as easily as the hard sci-fi everyone flags it as. Privatization of public services is a real issue/solution (depending on which way you lean), and the ignorance of government with the value of space programs is continually demonstrated.
But I just did not need the 10 year span. Or the 12 character views. This book needed to be divided up further for the series (I can't imagine continuing on in this series as it stands), or a hard editor that killed a story line or POV. Think of it as Game of Thrones, but less compelling. And Flynn can't write females quite the way Martin can. As much as the narrator tried (I listened to this on audio), there were insanely dull portions, which 3 hours later, I realized I did not need to know. At all.
Overall, 2 stars is probably going to be seen as harsh. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but if you're a hard sci-fi fan, I feel like it's one of those books that you have to read. Do your time kind of deal.
Putting aside the huge technology gaps that Flynn missed coming in the 2000s, the plot could be speculative fiction as easily as the hard sci-fi everyone flags it as. Privatization of public services is a real issue/solution (depending on which way you lean), and the ignorance of government with the value of space programs is continually demonstrated.
But I just did not need the 10 year span. Or the 12 character views. This book needed to be divided up further for the series (I can't imagine continuing on in this series as it stands), or a hard editor that killed a story line or POV. Think of it as Game of Thrones, but less compelling. And Flynn can't write females quite the way Martin can. As much as the narrator tried (I listened to this on audio), there were insanely dull portions, which 3 hours later, I realized I did not need to know. At all.
Overall, 2 stars is probably going to be seen as harsh. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but if you're a hard sci-fi fan, I feel like it's one of those books that you have to read. Do your time kind of deal.