A review by bookwormjimmy
Before Tomorrowland by Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jeff Jensen
3.0
A fun prequel to the upcoming Disney movie, Tomorrowland.
As the movie hasn't come out yet, I don't yet know what connections that this book is supposed to have in terms of characters and the plot progression. So I won't go into detail on that. The story takes place in 1939 as our various characters learn about the world of Tomorrowland. It's interesting to see how they all come together towards the climax of the story, but that was pretty much all I felt. It was interesting. What I felt lacking the most was a connection to these characters, which I did not get during the course of this reading. Likewise, I felt that some of the action was awkwardly written. Sometimes it would take a few paragraphs for an event to happen. Other times, a simple sentence. I would be reading and then realize a whole bunch of stuff happened…wait, I should go back and read that part. Because my mind wandered when I read it the first time.
This could have been a lot more than it was. More imagery and descriptions of the wonder of Tomorrowland, perhaps? More reasons to feel connected to the characters? I still have high hopes for the movie, and am sure many of you will/have enjoy(ed) it without having to have read this book.
As the movie hasn't come out yet, I don't yet know what connections that this book is supposed to have in terms of characters and the plot progression. So I won't go into detail on that. The story takes place in 1939 as our various characters learn about the world of Tomorrowland. It's interesting to see how they all come together towards the climax of the story, but that was pretty much all I felt. It was interesting. What I felt lacking the most was a connection to these characters, which I did not get during the course of this reading. Likewise, I felt that some of the action was awkwardly written. Sometimes it would take a few paragraphs for an event to happen. Other times, a simple sentence. I would be reading and then realize a whole bunch of stuff happened…wait, I should go back and read that part. Because my mind wandered when I read it the first time.
This could have been a lot more than it was. More imagery and descriptions of the wonder of Tomorrowland, perhaps? More reasons to feel connected to the characters? I still have high hopes for the movie, and am sure many of you will/have enjoy(ed) it without having to have read this book.