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Not my cup of tea but I can see the quality and knowledge that went into it. Which is why I am giving it a 4/5 while my enjoyment was more like a 2.5 .
I read it as a primer for walking the wall... It's not that book. It has so many minute details about the construction of the wall and comparatively little about life on the wall or Roman culture in Britain, which is what I was more interested in.
If you want to know everything about the wall then I doubt you will get better. If you just want a primer I would look at one of the more guidebook style books around (I used and appreciated the trailblazer version).
I read it as a primer for walking the wall... It's not that book. It has so many minute details about the construction of the wall and comparatively little about life on the wall or Roman culture in Britain, which is what I was more interested in.
If you want to know everything about the wall then I doubt you will get better. If you just want a primer I would look at one of the more guidebook style books around (I used and appreciated the trailblazer version).
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A humourous and light hearted read about a guy who just wanted to get out on his feet and learn more about the people impacted by the oil industry.
As a through hiker and environmentalist myself I loved it and it inspired me to do my own environmental exploration.
As a through hiker and environmentalist myself I loved it and it inspired me to do my own environmental exploration.
A little late to the party I thought I would finally read this genre-defining book. I am firmly in the 'Eh' camp.
What most impacted my enjoyment was that despite being commonly referred to as Sci-fi or Sci-fantasy there was very little of these elements that felt like they made a lasting impact on the story. It felt like a story of warring factions first and a sci-fantasy second.
The elements of sci-fi and fantasy that did come through were great and I did love hearing about the religions, and the now famous worms, but in the end it felt like none of it mattered.
The reliance on intrigue and factional politics also just didn't work - I remember thinking the conclusion was obvious from the first handful of pages. There were some interesting twists and turns to get you there but .... Eh.... It turned out how any reader would expect. Not at all helped by the flat and unlikable characters. Obvious evil guy. Check. Obvious messiah character. Check.
Overall I'd still recommend it as a book that fantasy and sci-fi lovers should read, if even just for the cultural references. Just don't expect it to blow your mind after so much hype.
What most impacted my enjoyment was that despite being commonly referred to as Sci-fi or Sci-fantasy there was very little of these elements that felt like they made a lasting impact on the story. It felt like a story of warring factions first and a sci-fantasy second.
The elements of sci-fi and fantasy that did come through were great and I did love hearing about the religions, and the now famous worms, but in the end it felt like none of it mattered.
The reliance on intrigue and factional politics also just didn't work - I remember thinking the conclusion was obvious from the first handful of pages. There were some interesting twists and turns to get you there but .... Eh.... It turned out how any reader would expect. Not at all helped by the flat and unlikable characters. Obvious evil guy. Check. Obvious messiah character. Check.
Overall I'd still recommend it as a book that fantasy and sci-fi lovers should read, if even just for the cultural references. Just don't expect it to blow your mind after so much hype.
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A short little book that focused less on the automation of work and more on the topic of post-scarcity and UBI than I thought it would.
I felt it was missing a conclusion although it was thought provoking .
I felt it was missing a conclusion although it was thought provoking .
