Reviews

Behemoth: β-Max, by Peter Watts

nomiddlename's review against another edition

4.0

http://nomiddlename.blogspot.com/2009/04/thirteen-behemoth-strange-country.html

zozzle's review

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book is mostly dialogue and set up for the next book in my opinion. Very conversation heavy. Definitely a weaker one in this series but I still enjoyed.

mvuijlst's review against another edition

2.0

Verschenen in twee boeken (βehemoth: β-Max en βehemoth: Seppuku). Ik heb de online versie in één volume op mijn Kindle gezet.

Ik ga er heel erg kort over zijn: No Sir, I Didn't Like It.

Ik heb er mij doorgesleept, maar het was met tegenzin. Ergens een fijn idee, daar niet van, maar ik had de indruk dat de man zijn boek gewoon niét heeft laten nalezen voor het gepubliceerd werd: minstens de helft te lang. En een einde dat geen einde is. Hopelijk is het vervolg even goed als het mij beloofd was. Verdorie.

andicbuchanan's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

nilchance's review

4.0

I agree with Watts that this last book shouldn't have been split into two parts, because the ending didn't seem organic and the Achilles plotline seemed superfluous. But still-- love for the characters and the return to the underwater setting.

tundragirl's review

4.0

This is the first half of the third book in the Rifters trilogy. Peter Watts' style isn't for everyone ... it's sparse and really pretty dark ... but I really enjoy his books. He has a fairly bleak vision of the future, and his characters aren't what you would typically consider likeable, but I think that's what draws me to his novels. No candy coating here.