Watermind
2/5
(21 votes)
From storm drains, illegal dumps, and flooded landfills, all of North America’s most advanced technology flows down the Mississippi River—microchips, nano-devices, pharmaceuticals, genetically modified seed—and lodges in the Louisiana delta.
- First published
- August 4, 2009
- Publishers
- Tor Science Fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction·Fantasy·Science Fiction·High Tech
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The law of averages say that half the books published are worse than average. Since the probabilities on a run one side or the other only start with the second entry, two bad uns in a row is just 50/50.
Most of my problems with this book stem from the fact that the characters are either cardboard cutouts or completely unlikable. CJ has problems with her father: what are they?
This was a book I had to read for my book club. The author has ties to Louisiana, and we focused on local authors this year.
I don't really understand the critical reviews because I find this book to be of very high quality, intelligently written, and fun to read, with an excellent story and interesting characters. My friends and family all loved it, too, even those who are not science fiction readers.
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Interesting concept, but spoiled by poor writing. The characters were cardboard when secondary, and random when primary, particularly the protagonist and the human antagonist, behaving firmly how the plot required them to whether or not it made any sense in terms of their supposed personalities.
An interesting premise, perhaps, but not good writing. Characters were caricatures with no depth.
I hated the characters. All of them.
This is a toughie to give stars to. So I'll break it down.