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Title: Not up to his usual standards
Review: There was way too much telling rather than showing in this book. And the telling was repeated, nearly word-for-word, over and over and over again.Suspension of disbelief was hampered by the protagonist ignoring obvious danger signals, and areas that could have been developed for suspense were glossed over. The ending was no great surprise, although a last-minute twist did provide a moment of enjoyment.Alas, too little, too late. The concept was great, and with more research in physics and anthropology, it could have withstood even the pedestrian writing. But it just doesn't deliver.
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