Brian Paterson's Reviews > Snakehead

Watching paint dry had better not be there when the International Standards Organisation finally pushes through binding global specifications for ‘The Novel’ to make this consumer’s experience more predictable. Paint dries in this story. Alas this odyssey operates on ‘island time.’ The voice of the young Perseus is its only highlight – read it for that alone. He gets his first taste of the seemingly necessary evils of Classical male statecraft. Weirdly, I’m reminded of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In case you don’t know that: an alien monolith taught our male ancestors that they can kill each other far more effectively with jawbone of an ass or something like that. The rest is our history- literally. Is it any wonder that today, looking at the state of the world, the vile ‘supernaturals’ and any other aliens up above us find they have nothing to say in their defense? Mmmm? Still, what made me put the book down was the muzzling of the ‘girl’ (Andromeda). I didn’t expect to find her side of the story told by something that seems supernatural. Listen carefully the next time you are in a room with someone experiencing trauma. I doubt that anything godsplains their experience for you. If you can hear a disembodied voice telling you how they feel, the $3 that I spent to buy this book went to a charity that may be able to assist you.