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A review by most_trusted_lieutenant
Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
3.0
Re-creating the alien history and culture was done great - totally mind-expanding, not feeling improbable or irrational. Anothe great thing - lack of the world-breaking conspiracy and scheming - characters are left doing just what they started to do, their world and society has no collapsed, which amounts to a lot for me!
But, those things take only 2/3 of the book - another one is oversaturated dramatic love story. It's shallow as hell - so are, to a much less extent all social interactions, but they are pleasant to have, since paint a better picture of the world. The love story completely hijacks the camera for almost the third of the book...
Because we just have to have it, apparently it's boring to have a book tell you only what it was supposed you to tell, while not having enough time-approved soap opera emotions.
But, those things take only 2/3 of the book - another one is oversaturated dramatic love story. It's shallow as hell - so are, to a much less extent all social interactions, but they are pleasant to have, since paint a better picture of the world. The love story completely hijacks the camera for almost the third of the book...
Because we just have to have it, apparently it's boring to have a book tell you only what it was supposed you to tell, while not having enough time-approved soap opera emotions.