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Ascension
by Nicholas Binge
Read Completed 5/1/23 | 3.5 stars
This ended up being really interesting but I felt like the beginning was really, really slow. The synopsis sounded incredible and the reviews were so good that unfortunately, I expected a lot out of the gate.
It did need some significant set up BUT it also felt like it took too long to get to the good stuff. There was a cool hook around 27% - 30% that pulled me back in because I was toying with the idea of not finishing. I’m glad I did continue because I really liked the concept but I’m also a little disappointed that I didn’t get to spend as much time with it as I had hoped.
I didn’t love the style with nearly all of the book being told in letter form. I guess it’s technically no different in narration, but it felt like there were no chapter breaks and that it just went on and on. I never really thought about how much chapter breaks make a difference but they really do! (Note: I was listening to the audiobook so there may have been physical breaks in the print version. In the audio version, it felt like nothing.)
I also didn’t love the narrator. His voice was fine but I felt like he was kind of fast so I really had to slow down my pace. It wasn’t a huge deal but it irritated me 😂 I’m not taking any ratings off for that or anything — just an experience note.
This really was a cool concept. I’d be interested if the author writes more sci-fi type books like this! An author’s writing and vibes can be so different from book to book that there’s always potential I’d like another one more.
This ended up being really interesting but I felt like the beginning was really, really slow. The synopsis sounded incredible and the reviews were so good that unfortunately, I expected a lot out of the gate.
It did need some significant set up BUT it also felt like it took too long to get to the good stuff. There was a cool hook around 27% - 30% that pulled me back in because I was toying with the idea of not finishing. I’m glad I did continue because I really liked the concept but I’m also a little disappointed that I didn’t get to spend as much time with it as I had hoped.
I didn’t love the style with nearly all of the book being told in letter form. I guess it’s technically no different in narration, but it felt like there were no chapter breaks and that it just went on and on. I never really thought about how much chapter breaks make a difference but they really do! (Note: I was listening to the audiobook so there may have been physical breaks in the print version. In the audio version, it felt like nothing.)
I also didn’t love the narrator. His voice was fine but I felt like he was kind of fast so I really had to slow down my pace. It wasn’t a huge deal but it irritated me 😂 I’m not taking any ratings off for that or anything — just an experience note.
This really was a cool concept. I’d be interested if the author writes more sci-fi type books like this! An author’s writing and vibes can be so different from book to book that there’s always potential I’d like another one more.