Customer Reviews

On (GollanczF.)

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The protagonist of "On" lives on a world with an interesting twist that changes everything about it (except human nature, of course). The book is believable, exciting, a little gory here and there, driven by both plot and character. It doesn't have a typical ending, but the ending makes sense when you think about it, and the author's dedication at the end mentions the theme that the ending fits into. A short appendix lays out the science behind this world if you missed the clear info dumps from one of the characters. I liked this book a lot.

Really, what the hell happened to the end of the book? I thought it was fairly interesting -- a very different concept, with a couple of suprises. True, I found the characters pretty unlikeable and the dialog stilted, but it was holding my attention. And then -- pfft. I am seriously annoyed. If the author was making some kind of point by his non-completion of the story, as was suggested by another reviewer, I missed it. To me, it smacks of arrogance and self-indulgence; "Oh, YOU didn't get it?!?"

I'll give the book a three for concept, although I'd really like to deduct two just out of irritation!

I have read over 2,200 SF novels in my life thus I claim some degree of expertise in this arena. This novel has potential but lacks depth and brevity. It moves slow with an over abundance of character build up. However, it does drive you to continue. The failing of this novel is in its non-plausable science and abrupt ending that leaves the reader asking the question of...........