I love science fiction. And I enjoy silly stories sometimes. This book, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain, by A. Lee Martinez ought to be perfect.
But I’m having a hard time staying with this one. My Science Fiction Book Club listed this and since I’m basically cheap, I got this from the Michigan E library Melcat. It’s a short book at 300 pages and plenty of white space, but so far I’ve only made it to page 60.
Sometimes books take a while to get into. You know the ones I mean, they start slow or the first few characters on stage are obnoxious and you just don’t care. Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain started out ok, with a couple fun scenes, but it’s still slow.
I’ll keep at this for at least another 30 pages or so. But if it’s still unappealing after 100 pages count me out!
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