Todd reviewed Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan
Review of 'Thirteen' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Far too long for the story. It felt like it was winding up about halfway through, but then kept on going. The last 3 chapters remained unread for weeks and weeks, because I just didn't care about finishing it. I finally did, just because I didn't want to leave it unfinished. When I did finish it, I realized I was previously correct: I didn't care about what happened to the main character anymore.
It's too bad that it ended up feeling like a chore, because I really like Morgan's books and his writing style. I even liked 3/4 of this book. It just felt like too little material being stretched far too thin, merely for the sake of having a longer book.
I probably will re-read this if I ever go through Morgan's books again, because I'm sure I'll pick up on things on the second reading that I glossed …
Far too long for the story. It felt like it was winding up about halfway through, but then kept on going. The last 3 chapters remained unread for weeks and weeks, because I just didn't care about finishing it. I finally did, just because I didn't want to leave it unfinished. When I did finish it, I realized I was previously correct: I didn't care about what happened to the main character anymore.
It's too bad that it ended up feeling like a chore, because I really like Morgan's books and his writing style. I even liked 3/4 of this book. It just felt like too little material being stretched far too thin, merely for the sake of having a longer book.
I probably will re-read this if I ever go through Morgan's books again, because I'm sure I'll pick up on things on the second reading that I glossed over the first time. But I don't really expect it to move up from its place as the least favorite book of a favored author.
