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The Book of Elsewhere
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Okay... here goes... I've been putting this off for a while now... just gotta sit down and write it and move on with my life. Let me start by saying I know I'm not the right person to review this novel. I'm not what you'd call the target audience here. I read it because it was my cousin's pick (he has to read my sad, depressing shit, and I read his... well, this). So, am I qualified as a science fiction expert, or someone who has read the BRZRKR series? No, not in the least! But am I going to review it anyway? Yes! I can't say I hated it, but I can say I strongly disliked it. Maybe it was over my head, maybe I expected something different and less cerebral, maybe it was overwritten and pretentious, maybe people only read it because it has Keanu's name on it, maybe I should read the rest of the BRZRKR series and then make an assessment, maybe the book sucked, maybe it was amazing and I didn't get it, maybe I don't know anything and you shouldn't be listening to my opinion about books in the slightest. Miéville didn't need 352 pages to prove he was smarter than me; this book could have been way better had he dumbed it down a little.
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December 29, 2024
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Mar 27, 2025 06:59AM
I tried to read it and didn’t like how it flows. So it’s on the shelf and don’t think I will finish it lol!!!
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I dnfed it and that quite fast. Keanu Reeves's BRZRKR? Great Scott no!
Caroline wrote: "I tried to read it and didn’t like how it flows. So it’s on the shelf and don’t think I will finish it lol!!!"I wouldn't recommend finishing it!
Andy wrote: "I dnfed it and that quite fast. Keanu Reeves's BRZRKR? Great Scott no!"Lol if i hadn't had an obligation to finish it, i would of trashed it early too!
Jesse wrote: "Andy wrote: "I dnfed it and that quite fast. Keanu Reeves's BRZRKR? Great Scott no!"Lol if i hadn't had an obligation to finish it, i would of trashed it early too!"
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I am an experienced SF reader, and I doubt Miéville is smarter than me. I also dnf’d the book. Not because I couldn’t understand it, or follow it. I just didn’t care about any of the characters.
