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by Dan Simmons
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Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it 5 years ago
This wasn't a terrible book. It started off well, and has an interesting premise, and was really good for regrettably brief moments. But it was a struggle - there were long passages of boring in between and the ick factor was high with repeated graphic rape/sexual assault and violence scenes. Gratui...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 10 years ago
I always hesitate to say a book is overlong. I read because I like knowing the deepest thoughts and motivations of the characters who populate my fiction. Books are meant to be longer, more in-depth experiences. There are thousands of studies that have been done on chapter and novel length, but the ...
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 10 years ago
Decent mainstream supernatural thriller that has one major flaw, it is way too long. There is about a 400 page novel here dragged out by Simmons to 800 page epic length. The pacing at times is plodding for a thriller. One example, the final chess game is so corny and drags on so long and does nothin...
Shelf Indulgence
Shelf Indulgence rated it 12 years ago
Like The Lost van Gogh, Carrion Comfort is a book I’ve been reading for a long time. I started it back in November of last year, but at least this time I have a good reason for the delay: This sucker is 884 pages long. I’ve also read it before, and it’s a part of my “revisit novels I read Back in ...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it 14 years ago
Hyperion gets a lot of love but I seldom see any mention of this amazing book. It is very different from Hyperion but that is not unusual for Simmons as he is a very versatile writer. Carrion Comfort is sf/horror of the highest calibre, something Stephen King may write when he is on top form (but wi...
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
This was the second novel Dan Simmons wrote, immediately after Song of Kali. It was not his second published novel, however. Read the introduction to this edition to find out why; it makes a good story on its own, except for the really abrupt ending.Simmons' genre-hopping tendencies start showing up...
target acquired
target acquired rated it 15 years ago
this is a briskly-paced supernatural thriller about mind control and controlling the world around us. it is also about as one-dimensional as they come, despite the potential of the multi-leveled subject matter and the breadth of the narrative (from World War 2 Germany to present-day Hollywood, and d...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 15 years ago
Exhibit C in "Authors Who Doodle"...In case you're interested, here's exhibit A and exhibit B.Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons second novel, can be faulted for being overly long, needlessly complex and in dire need of a talented editor. Yet after I've said all that, it still remains one of the best horr...
Genosha is for lovers
Genosha is for lovers rated it 15 years ago
Too many pages for too little to write about.
Gregor Xane
Gregor Xane rated it 15 years ago
Too long. The premise was OK, but it wasn't taken far enough considering the page count. I'd try another book by Simmons, but it would have to be much shorter.
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