A promising start with the prologue - inventive and exciting - but then followed by constant world building by exposition, characters filling us in onA promising start with the prologue - inventive and exciting - but then followed by constant world building by exposition, characters filling us in on their surroundings, culture and history by conversation or internal monologue. the creativity of the world made me stick with it but then when chapter seven (or was it eight?) moved to a new location and character and carried on in the same vein, I'd had enough. I may have had the concentration for this in my teens, but I've realised life is too short....more
Got about a third of the way in and this continues to be nothing but a collection of anecdotes and bullshit. I have better things to do with my tNope.
Got about a third of the way in and this continues to be nothing but a collection of anecdotes and bullshit. I have better things to do with my time.
I think Keel's attitude is best summed up by these lines that close chapter three:
"Camera malfunctions are remarkably common among would-be UFO photographers, and even those that try to take pictures of the serpent at Loch Ness. It almost seems as if some outside force fouls up cameras when monsters and UFOs are around."
I would like to think this is an example of winking self-awareness, but fear it is meant seriously. Earlier there was another brief hint of this when he rubbished Erich von Daniken, but Keel is either entirely unaware or a complete scam artist who knows it is all made up. He's not a good enough writer for me to stick with the book and find out....more
Sorry, that person's shelf is private.
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