tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post1311717387557361431..comments2024-03-17T14:31:21.769-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: “The God Engines” by John Scalzi (Reviewed by Robert Thompson)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-81110894870553014212010-09-01T22:47:40.903-04:002010-09-01T22:47:40.903-04:00I give Scalzi additional kudos for reducing the wo...I give Scalzi additional kudos for reducing the word count. Many other authors would have succumbed to the multi-part epic. Once again he sets up scenes we never quite see, as in the god being paraded, allowing us to read in so much imaginative detail and then having our jaws knocked around by the flashback details he does provide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-84438376195082352512009-11-24T16:56:07.746-05:002009-11-24T16:56:07.746-05:00One reason I decided to break down my reviews into...One reason I decided to break down my reviews into different parts, was to make it more organizational and easier for people to see if it's a book they might be interested in. So I'm glad you like the 'Classification' part The Fantasizer :) I don't always include it in all of my reviews, but more times than not, I try to. I can't speak for the other reviewers though...<br /><br />Thanks Peter :) I appreciate the kind words, and believe The God Engines will be worth your time and money :D<br /><br />Thanks Mihir! I agree that the new cover is much more striking...Roberthttp://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-19917703687599301112009-11-24T13:21:26.950-05:002009-11-24T13:21:26.950-05:00Hi Robert
The Vincent Chong cover is really...Hi Robert<br /><br /> The Vincent Chong cover is really fantastic & much more enticing than the other one which they had planned earlier. Great review :)<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-73956749193125600502009-11-24T08:35:28.612-05:002009-11-24T08:35:28.612-05:00I really like the "classification" subhe...I really like the "classification" subheading in the review. It really makes things easier for people if they know first off what genre the book being reviewed falls under, and which authors have a similar style. <br />If I could request one thing from all reviwers here at FBC it would be the inclusion of a classification paragraph for the book being reviewed.The Fantasizernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-3641537257416871352009-11-24T08:26:06.768-05:002009-11-24T08:26:06.768-05:00Nice review, Robert. I too have yet to read any S...Nice review, Robert. I too have yet to read any Scalzi and had <i>The God Engines</i> as an item of interest. FBC is one of a very few places I use to vet the books I'm interested in buying. Even though I review and blog, I'm very careful about where the money is being tossed (who isn't these days?) and am new enough not to be up on the radar of publishers. So, I check FBC daily in my google reader to see if any of my 'interest' books can be upgraded to 'buy.' Thanks again, to FBC.<br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com