![]() ![]() When Brown writes about death, it feels like a teenager writing about sex or a white man writing about racism. His prose lacks the gravitas to REALLY pull off suffering. Brown can write about death and suffering and still make it feel warm and sunny. Not everyone can write with the messy heart of Philip K Dick or the control of Dan Simmons. ![]() ![]() When I remember they are written more for my teenage kids, I am more forgiving. It was written to sell, too option, and yes read, but not to feed or inspire. It was written to be a large-budget movie more than a novel. His weaknesses is he sometimes runs into SciFi cliche, his plots are fairly predictable, and the whole set-up is far too clean. I think the strength of Brown is his characters and his occasionally artful phrase. It is a steroid Space Opera with the subtlety of a freight train filled with frat boys. He's aiming for movie rights, readers, and finds an unplowed row between Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, Divergent, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones. Pierce Brown isn't aiming for great SciFi lit. This isn't Isaac Asimov or Philip K Dick. And, sometimes, what you want is popcorn with butter. Persian Mystic Poem Not great, but good enough. Split the atom's heart, and lo! Within it thou wilt find a sun. ![]()
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