!bookworms, which authors you find overrated? Which popular one's do you believe are absolute hacks?
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Don't know if he is overrated, but I will never read a Alastair Reynolds book again in my life. I had heard good stuff about Revelation Space and the summaries etc sounded good and the universe sounded nice.
But no one ever talked about the characters in that book. I mean I can understand that you have the occasional character acting illogical that's normal. But when everyone in the entire book is unlikable and acts illogical... No thanks.
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His non-revelation space stuff, especially his short stories are considerably better.
Not must reads or anything like that, but it's weird how only his shitty stuff is prominent
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House of Suns is the only good one IMO. Garbage ending though.
It seems like he is entirely focused on set pieces and the one cool thing that will happen in that set up. The charcters having to get their is an after thought.
Try Schismatrix by Sterling if you want to scratch that itch. The characters being r-slurred is more fun instead of maddening.
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