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If you've read Mountains of Madness, this is not really a retelling, but almost a continuation. An impossibly large mountain, a quest to conquer it, and things get weird. But unlike Lovecraft's novel, things are pretty much explained thoroughly by the end of Ascension. I struggle to think of a single loose thread now that I'm done with it. A little comic booky at the end.

Not bad. Definitely has some Hitchhiker's-esque scenes. But the end was a letdown.

This is a rough book. It's tough to believe that Britney endured all that was thrown at her. But I suppose this is the nature of abuse; it's a dynamic of the abuser's behavior and the abused's inability to find a way out.

I hope this encourages more victims to take action. And I hate that the onus is on them, as they don't deserve what's happening to them, but that's the only way things are going to improve.

This is a rough book. It's tough to believe that Britney endured all that was thrown at her. But I suppose this is the nature of abuse; it's a dynamic of the abuser's behavior and the abused's inability to find a way out.

I hope this encourages more victims to take action. And I hate that the onus is on them, as they don't deserve what's happening to them, but that's the only way things are going to improve.

25% through. Goes fast.

Just not my thing. Felt like an opening act, not a full story.

Best book I've read all year. If you like Andy Weir (The Martian, Hail Mary), you'll love this. I'll never look at the moon the same way again. I only wish the book didn't lose its sense of urgency in Act 3, but there was a lot of ground to cover.

Great start, but subsequent acts were interminable. This is a silly tale, but its silliness isn't strong enough to carry the work as a whole.