A review by antkneeomonster
The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story by Stephen R. Donaldson
3.0
3.5, maybe?
This was my first Donaldson and while it's certainly well written, it wasn't a whole lot of fun. Apparently this opening novella is the least of the series to come, but it felt like the endless rape and misery ratio was disproportionately weighted in favour of bleakness over story.
Don't get me wrong, I like my narratives dark and violent and hideous at times, but what's it all in service of, I wonder. Anyway, I'll give the next book a bash, it sounds much more interesting.
This was my first Donaldson and while it's certainly well written, it wasn't a whole lot of fun. Apparently this opening novella is the least of the series to come, but it felt like the endless rape and misery ratio was disproportionately weighted in favour of bleakness over story.
Don't get me wrong, I like my narratives dark and violent and hideous at times, but what's it all in service of, I wonder. Anyway, I'll give the next book a bash, it sounds much more interesting.