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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Shell Collector in Books

Aug 27, 2017  
The Shell Collector
The Shell Collector
Hugh Howey | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Promising but ultimately disappointing
I've loved some of Hugh Howey's other works and I had high hopes for his take on a romantic novel, but sadly this was pretty disappointing. It had promise, with an interesting plot based around a romance taking place in a near future where the sea levels have risen and shells are becoming extinct. Howey writes very well and I can't fault him for that, I just felt he concentrated too much on the predictable romance side than developing the scientific future aspect. The characters too were nothing special, and the whole book just felt very rushed.
  
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David McK (3932 KP) rated Aliens: Alien Harvest in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
AA
Aliens: Alien Harvest
Robert Sheckley | 1995
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Based, apparently, on a dark horse comic of the same name and released before Alien: Resurrection, this book is really only a light read that adds nothing new or exciting to the whole Alien concept: if anything, some of it detracts from that concept (eg the Alien hive easily being penetrated by a small group of characters).

I think I bought it in a sale years ago for round about £2.50 (that's the price written on the inside cover): I'm quite glad that I didn't pay full price for it, which would have felt like a major waste of money!