A review by katmarhan
October the First Is Too Late by Fred Hoyle
2.0
5/10
Somewhat dated (written in 1966) but that is not the main problem I have with this book. It's short, as many SF books were at that time, but it's short at the expense of understanding. I can see that the driving force of the story is to lead us to the decisions that Richard (the narrator) and John Sinclair ultimately have to make, but in the drive to get us there, so much is left unexplained and unexplored. I feel like this was but a chapter in a much larger story.
As a sidelight, I liked the music-math connection that was so prominent in the story, and the power of music that springs form and therefore touches our emotions.
Somewhat dated (written in 1966) but that is not the main problem I have with this book. It's short, as many SF books were at that time, but it's short at the expense of understanding. I can see that the driving force of the story is to lead us to the decisions that Richard (the narrator) and John Sinclair ultimately have to make, but in the drive to get us there, so much is left unexplained and unexplored. I feel like this was but a chapter in a much larger story.
As a sidelight, I liked the music-math connection that was so prominent in the story, and the power of music that springs form and therefore touches our emotions.