Title: nice branches, weaker tree
Review: The Other End of Time had a lot of interesting, if not terribly novel, concepts. The method of transportation via duplication is an interesting one, with clear ethical implications which we haven't as yet had to address. Additionally, the representation of the aliens was provoking -- the story never resolves who are the "good guys" and who are the "bad guys", but then real life is rarely black and white.But despite the positive aspects of the work, the end was a profound disappointment -- too much was unresolved. Normally this wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, but in this case the reader is left feeling empty; little is learned. So while The Other End of Time has components of interest, overall it's lacking, and the characters, which are established in a promising fashion, descend towards the end into cliche. The interesting discrete elements fail to make a compelling package.Overall, it's hard to recommend this book.
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