Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson

[lightreads]

Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Photographer in alt history 1920’s gets recruited into a battle for the memory of the universe taking place at the end of time. Which is a way more interesting summary than this book deserves.



Yeah, I think I need to stop digging through RCW’s back catalog in search of a book as brilliant and wonderful as Spin. There clearly isn’t one back there, and it isn’t worth having to slog through stuff like this.



This is supposed to be a skiffy meditation on immortality and memory and living, all wrapped in cool alt history packaging. Unfortunatley, It’s actually a thoroughly boring and disjointed bit of cardboard wanking of the “but I just want to live a normal life, why must I do great things?” variety. Complete with fridging of the wife for plot convenience and “character development,” of course, this being the most common fictional method of making a dude interesting or driven or whatever.



Blech. RCW,, for serious: you are better than this crap.





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Comments

[ecaterin]

Spin CAN'T be his only good thing! Cause....it's so good that I want more of the good!!!! Axis....wasn't it :P

[lightreads]

I know, it couldn't have been a fluke, right? Right?

The final book in that trilogy Vortex just came out a few weeks ago. Will report back.

[ecaterin]

Will report back.

*rubs hands gleefully* Excellent! It's kinda like having a food taster :D