Zacharias O'Bryan
Auteur van Spirit Thorn (A Tale of Parallel Worlds)
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- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 39
- Populariteit
- #376,657
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 1
So, story synopsis: Braden's parents, who were world-renowned physicists working on incredibly complex and provocative research regarding the physics behind parallel universes, disappeared without a trace year ago. Determined to find out what happened to them, Braden concocts an elaborate plan to recreate the exact conditions of the night his parents vanished, hoping to join them. Instead, he is pulled into a race to save not only his own world, but possibly all worlds.
I loved the premise of this story and kept hanging on, hoping that eventually things will start making sense, but it just didn't.
Maybe I'm just not the intellectual target of the book? This book assumes a basic knowledge of complex physics and physics theories, like String theory. Braden himself is intellectually superior to anyone else his age and his parents had tutored him in these matters since he was little, so there isn't really anyone to explain the foundations of these concepts to those of us who do not, in fact, understand basic physics.
While the plot and pacing are carefully executed and maintained throughout, it was difficult for me to follow along with the action. The writing, while beautifully evocative at some places, was quite abrupt at others and to me it felt a little heavy on the dialogue and a little light on the exposition.
It was easy to identify with Braden, though Kestrelle remained distant and alien to me (which may have been the author's intention). Braden's growth throughout the events is not really shown, though, and the unfolding of the plot was just too staccato and abstract for my personal tastes.
Who would like this book? Young adults and adults with a love and understanding of physics and sci-fi or fantasy.… (meer)