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ABSOLUTION GAP.

  
ABSOLUTION GAP. book cover
Having read Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (which I loved), this, the second Alaistair Reynolds novel I've read, proved a major disappointment. The main problem with the novel is that at least 50% of it's length is taken up by highly detailed descriptions of the workings of a fairly uninspired religion founded by a madman - gripping reading it ain't. The revelations at the end of the novel are it's saving grace, but large chunks of the text could have been edited out without affecting the plot one iota - in fact i'd go so far as saying that this novel has probably put me off reading any of his novels ever again. Reynolds and Peter F Hamilton appear to be vying with one another to write ever longer novels - don't either of them have editors? read more.

Written by Alastair. Reynolds.
Published by Gollancz.
565 pages Paperback.
ISBN: 0575074353
ISBN-13: 9780575074354		 
 
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