Quote from: Nostromo on May 13, 2019, 05:23:23 PM
At chapter 15 now, besides the endless repetition of small details (We kissed, she smelled so good, did I mention that 10 times already in the last 5 chapters, sorry if I did?), I'm really liking this one. Chapter 8-14 in the audiodbook have been pretty good.
I'm only 2 chapters in, but it's about what I expected so far. Obviously a long way to go though. I'm looking forward to see where it's headed, but damn, the exposition is laid on THICK at the beginning. I feel like I'm being prepared for a quiz. Give me some more damn scenes already.
I'm intrigued by the descriptions of some of the byzantine colony ordinances, etc. Like children can't speak when they're in the presence of their superiors or something along those lines, and other regulations. Kind of creepy.
Space has never really been portrayed with a realistic sense in the Alien franchise EU as far as I can discern, other than in Out of the Shadows when there's concern about how long people will have to survive aboard an escape pod. You really have to suspend your disbelief on this one though. Olivia mentions that she's already lived on 15 different colony worlds...and she's only 17! As if moving from planet to planet is just as simple as moving from house to house in the same neighborhood.
The teenage boredom with this aspect is a bit cliche I think, but again, I'm interested to see where this is headed.