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A review by fwog19
Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony
3.0
Once again, it's interesting to see how you feel about a book when you read it as a teenager vs adult. I remember loving this book as a teenager and thinking that Norton was a neat, if nerdy guy who fit the job of Chronos quite well. Now? Well...
As with On A Pale Horse, I was reading this and thinking, "Dang, I don't remember Norton being this slow!" Also, he could have saved a LOT of trouble for everyone if he'd just quit thinking with his penis. Seriously, Nort? I don't care how much Excelsia's boobs are bouncing! What's that got to do with your mission? Sigh. Men.
Overall, it was still a good book, but the pacing was meh. Most of the book was him just bumbling around because he hadn't realized that he was being (shocker) manipulated by Satan! It was fun to revisit how he helped the other Incarnations and see how he came into his own. It was good to get to see everyone from his eyes. It was like visiting old friends. I'm still taking a break before I read the next book, though.
As with On A Pale Horse, I was reading this and thinking, "Dang, I don't remember Norton being this slow!" Also, he could have saved a LOT of trouble for everyone if he'd just quit thinking with his penis. Seriously, Nort? I don't care how much Excelsia's boobs are bouncing! What's that got to do with your mission? Sigh. Men.
Overall, it was still a good book, but the pacing was meh. Most of the book was him just bumbling around because he hadn't realized that he was being (shocker) manipulated by Satan! It was fun to revisit how he helped the other Incarnations and see how he came into his own. It was good to get to see everyone from his eyes. It was like visiting old friends. I'm still taking a break before I read the next book, though.