Reconciliation has 46 ratings and 21 reviews. Dan said: NOTE: This review is based on an ARC provided by the publisher. Changes may have been made to.
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Metaphorically, it is a subtle invitation to the reader to consider the place of spirit within the cosmos and within themselves. Add to list Share On a book page, this tab will allow you to add a book to one of your lists. Please login or register to use this feature. Enlarge Cover 0 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 0 ratings. Reconciliation Reconciliation by Steve Stanton reviews: About the Author Steve Stanton.
Editorial Reviews "The characters are unique and extremely well rounded. Buy this book at: Other Titles by Steve Stanton. Bloodlight Chronicles Bundle Includes Book 1: Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More. Apr 06, Jasmyn rated it it was ok Shelves: I thought that perhaps I had picked up a second in a series, but I could find no reference to a first book anywhere. People can link to cyberspace by hooking up with a cord coming out of their head which seems to be connected to microchips they have had implanted in their brain.
Now, if you take the Eternals and the cyberworld somewhat out of the equation, the realtionships between the people are fascinating. The story revolves around a father, mother, and son. They travel to the ends of the known universe literally to try and find this virus.
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However, beyond this the relationship was rather odd. Jan 16, Caligo Pollux rated it did not like it. This book, not only confused and baffled me, but infuriated me as well. Neither of those things are particularly difficult, but still. I was very excited to read this book because, as others have said, the premise was very interesting. The execution could not have gone more wrong. The first thing you notice is that this book throws you into a world with jargon galore. Not always a bad thing, but there's no information that is provided to you and actually explained.
You eventually get the gist, but for me, not explaining anything doesn't help your novel; not explaining anything makes your novel infuriating. I don't know why it's called a V-Net. I don't know why it's called The Beast. I don't know why it is the way that it is or what purpose it originally served other than it's probably the evolution of our current Internet. That's great and all, but how did it evolve this way? In between the jargon, you get really outdated dialogue.
There are so many instances in which I would stop in my head and go, 'No one would fucking say that Humans don't speak this way. This is the fucking future Why are they speaking this way? There's one example that sticks out in my mind: I have never heard someone use this word when they weren't trying to be funny or stupid. This character used the word completely seriously as a way to explain someone's behaviour.
The dialogue is wooden and doesn't reflect how normal people do speak or would speak in this futuristic--yet entirely unchanged-- world. The outdated language and horrible back and forth between the characters is confusing, annoying, and most importantly not how actual people speak. I know I've made this point, but seriously none of the characters actually mattered to me because they didn't speak like humans or act like humans.
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Was this novel about humans? If the dialogue was wooden, the characters were downright inanimate. Zachariah is the only one that mostly made sense but even then, towards the end, what? I get that he loses his memory, but when did this romance with Helena even start?
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Why are they kissing? There was literally no development there and then he just goes back to banging his wife in a cabin. Mia is made out to be this bad-ass chi-harnessing wife who will do anything for her husband and son She would rather fuck her husband than make sure her son is okay. Zachariah at least sticks to the script; everything he does is for Rix.
Just stay here and fuck me! I'm not even exaggerating. She asks more about how her husband is doing than how her son is doing. I almost wish I had counted. Also, she also contributes next to nothing as far as getting Rix the very thing this entire novel is about. Literally, her role is to follow her husband around like a bitch in heat, forgetting entirely about her son. Rix is annoying because half of the time I think he's a teenager and half of the time I think he is more like eight. This is not to mention that he fucks his aunt. Meaning his aunt and this clone share some, if not all, of the same DNA.
I get that incest is a fetish to some, but no. I'm sorry, making her a clone doesn't make it okay. Rix constantly contradicts himself as if he forgets that he did or said something a few paragraphs ago and does the exact opposite. He compares his aunt-clone to a prison guard only to hug her and comfort her a few minutes later.
He doesn't want to crash and burn right at the start going on his motorcycle, but literally a page later he says to himself: Do you even know what is going on? He becomes overly familiar with strangers and doesn't act like a teenager except in the sense that he apparently wants to fuck everything including his aunt.
I have one petty complaint and one not-so-petty complaint. My petty complaint is that I despise when novels are set in other worlds and they use ridiculously ordinary names or names that would either modified to the point of non-recognition or not in use. As a friend pointed out to me, 'Thousands of years ago we had "John"' Well, no actually we had the Greek form of the name and it changed and now it's not the same.
I get that you tried with Rix, but Jimmy and Zachariah? Zachariah wasn't even a popular name when this was published. It's not now several years later and I doubt it's going to make a come-back. So, nice try but I wish authors would stop doing this. My not-so-petty complaint is that on pg. So hard to tell, really. Then I stared at the word. I sounded it out and it clicked and so did my fury. Not the editor, not the publisher, not the beta-readers What the actual fuck?
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I am disappointed that I bought this book as I was looking forward to it and it was not only confusing but a huge let down. It had a lot of potential but it was squandered in so many ways. I don't usually like to be so harsh in my reviews and I try to find at least something that the author did well, but I literally couldn't think of anything as I slogged through the ending and prepared myself for this review. Good luck to whoever picks this up. Aug 12, Amy L.
Campbell rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Final edition may have some discrepancies. This has a whole lot of great ideas going for it: What it doesn't have is full fleshed cha Note: What it doesn't have is full fleshed characters. The ending has some redeeming qualities to it, but they weren't explored as well as I would have liked and left me feeling like I read pages of back story that needed more back story to fully flesh out the characters and the world.
My first impression was, "Oh, Stanton is throwing me into a world by using terminology in a different way so I can become immersed in it" and then he would pull me back out of it by using outdated slang. I don't think this is a bad novel, it just wasn't quite for me.
It's basically the Action Movie version of a book, which I'm sure some people will absolutely love. I like something a little more well rounded than this. Aug 22, Jennifer Osterman rated it it was ok. The premise of this book is intriguing - a virus of immortality is infecting the populace, but it doesn't pass from person to person in the normal way. One man infected with the virus sets out to seek its source to infect his son. In the process, he is running from those who would study the virus, those who want the virus for themselves, and those who are after him for illegally transporting grain.
Some of the feel of this book reminds me of Tad Williams' "Otherland" series Williams is not known for brevity of description. I agree with the reviewer who noted that even after reading the backstory I was wishing for more backstory. The action was so densely packed that I felt like I was riding a roller-coaster. Roller-coasters are fun, but in this case, I felt whisked past some of the more intriguing, deeper ideas and the character development in favor of more excitement. I like thrillers and books that build tension, but I do need some time to catch my breath from time to time!
I just don't think this was the book for me. I will, however, make sure that other people know about it - several people have seen me reading the book and have expressed interest in reading it.
I received a review copy for this book from the publisher. Sep 15, Kirsten Pilkerton rated it it was ok. Who wouldn't want that right? But, the kicker is, no one can figure out how to catch the virus, and it seems there are a few "select" people who can get it. It is here, where Zakariah wants to find an activated virus to give to his son, Rix, and goes through some pretty spectacular things in process.
Also playing a role in the background is an attempt by some other people in reachin The storyline: Also playing a role in the background is an attempt by some other people in reaching the singularity, because darn it they aren't capable of getting the virus. Merits of the story: Stanton is best known for his short stories, and one can easily see why. The entire book reads like a short story. I'm not trying to bash the plot line, it is interesting, but it could be more developed. The story could easily be stretched out into a longer novel for the better.
It actually could be turned into a screenplay quite easily and has action sci-fi potential. I would have preferred more details, but it is readable as is. Stanton pays homage to Heinlein, and has an almost Bowman-turned-Star Child incident, but not quite. With that being said, it is a decent read, but I'm not overwhelmed with it. Aug 21, SFReader rated it liked it. A few cyberpunk novels crossed my door over the last year, The Bloodlight Chronicles being one of them. Stanton sets out to weave an epic tale set in the future where cyberspace is nearly as real as the grim life of the accepted reality.
And when mankind has embraced the stars and even lives on other worlds, who is to say what reality is more accurate than the other? The situation on Earth grows in complexity when an alien virus grants certain people immortally. This worked fine for the net-runne A few cyberpunk novels crossed my door over the last year, The Bloodlight Chronicles being one of them. This worked fine for the net-runner, Zak, and his wife, Mai, for they both had the virus, but when their son, Rix, did not inherit their gift, it throws their little family into turmoil.
Once they discover this is the case, they become involved with a plot to help gain their son the immortally they each enjoy. Reconciliation review at SFReader. Sep 03, Melissa i swim for oceans rated it liked it Shelves: This is a very action-centric book. Fast-paced, futuristic, and just creepy enough to keep you on your toes, The Bloodlight Chronicles is the story of a bloodborne virus that allows one to live forever and the desperate desire to acquire the virus to enable one to live forever.
It's definitely a unique story, and it has a lot of twists and turns to keep you guessing, but my main problem with the story is that there was just SO much going on that I had a hard time getting to know the characters.