A review by thinde
A Desert Called Peace by Tom Kratman
DNF 2%
I'm not rating this book since I only read for 30 minutes. I'm not a fan of spending lots of time in an antagonist's head, even when it is lightly sprinkled throughout a book. In this case, the entire opening scene forces the reader to occupy the mind of a powerful, slave-running, misogynistic, entitled assh*le. I was repulsed so strongly that I just stopped reading.
I'm sure many readers, who possess greater tolerance or patience than I, managed to persevere and enjoyed the book in its entirety. For me though, I can't understand why the author would make this choice. It's the opposite of the usual writing advice, "Start with a hook." Kratman decided to start with a stroll through a sewer.
EDIT: Um... After reading some of the other reviews, it seems the antagonist that I was repulsed by was actually the protagonist. Oh my god! Run! Run for the hills!
I'm not rating this book since I only read for 30 minutes. I'm not a fan of spending lots of time in an antagonist's head, even when it is lightly sprinkled throughout a book. In this case, the entire opening scene forces the reader to occupy the mind of a powerful, slave-running, misogynistic, entitled assh*le. I was repulsed so strongly that I just stopped reading.
I'm sure many readers, who possess greater tolerance or patience than I, managed to persevere and enjoyed the book in its entirety. For me though, I can't understand why the author would make this choice. It's the opposite of the usual writing advice, "Start with a hook." Kratman decided to start with a stroll through a sewer.
EDIT: Um... After reading some of the other reviews, it seems the antagonist that I was repulsed by was actually the protagonist. Oh my god! Run! Run for the hills!