Mark Niemann-Ross reviewed Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson
Review of 'Robogenesis' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Daniel's robo-series is an inspiration for my own writing.
361 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 2014
A sequel to the best-selling Robopocalypse is told through a series of narratives that finds new and former characters fighting to rebuild a war-stricken world under threat of the surviving Archos machine code.
Daniel's robo-series is an inspiration for my own writing.
This book had its good moments, which is why I finished it and why it's getting two stars. I was hoping for more, though.
Considering the rave reviews this books has been getting, I'm definitely in a minority here. Basically.. I found the book fragmented and convoluted. Robocalypse and Amped are better, in my opinion.
This book is split into three parts, each part following the same time-line. For each part, you jump back to the beginning or very early in the time-line. The parts have character names, so these parts are about Lark, Mathilda and Cormac. BUT WAIT! There's more! Add another seven points of view into the mix and you have a story told by ten different characters. It got pretty tedious.
Amped used "kissy-descriptions" twice! About light-kissed moths that flutter overhead and a rust-kissed screen.
Robocalypse used it once!
"...the tall grass prairie rolls and sways all …