Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I will call a spade a spade and tell you this is overhyped rubbish. I read a lot of sci-fi and saw much gushing and praise about this debut on the sci-fi blogs. So let me describe to you what this book is...... imagine Morgan or Gibson at their most futuristic craziest, writing a bugs bunny cartoon, while everybody is on acid. You think I am joking? Think again. Hannu Rajaniemi is kind of like Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory tv show. Apparently in real life he was a quantum physicist or something like that, and he displays all the storytelling and thinking skills of the fictional Sheldon Cooper. It's all about being very clever, very intelligent, dazzling concepts one after the other, with complex language. It is not hard science, but more like a cartoon in an alternate fantasy reality. This is not grounded at all. There is a complete lack of any story or coherence or even interest in what is going on with the characters. After reading the other reviews on Amazon I noticed nobody really enjoyed the book, they are just giving it 4-5 stars for zanyness and originality. So that is why I am giving this harsh review, to let people know what they are really in for. This sort of writing would work better as a short story, and that is all this book really is, multiple high concept short story ideas stitched together and called a novel. In fairness I will say that Hanni Rajaniemi has the most brilliant and creative mind probably ever seen in sci-fi, but that does not translate into an enjoyable book. This is just too over the top. I recommend you go read Kevin J Anderson if you want good sci-fi......just kidding. So you know where I am coming from my respected and favourite sci-fi authors are Alastair Reynolds and Richard Morgan.