Reviews and Comments

Maybe 2 1/2 stars. I still like the idea, and I cherish the memory of reading the first part of the trilogy. This time, the usual protagonists spend chapter after chapter running away, occasionally together but usually separately (at one time meeting each other briefly in flight, barely nodding and exchanging information, then racing on to their various goals), through a variety of quite atmospheric sets. It got a bit tedious after a while. Felt like a computer game, first person perspective. Still, I applaud the sheer bravado of a book like this. Do begin with the first book, though, and then see if you want to go on.

Probably not my kind of book. I enjoyed it more than I'd expected, but I wonder if it will have any lasting effects, if I will remember much of it. The very loosely connected entries read like some blog postings.

This is the third book of its kind that I've read, and the best. Still, while the form intrigues me, I'm not sure it really improves on traditional epistolary novels. This one has nice twists, a fair plot, very good design.

A history of the genre, mainly. Not meant to be comprehensive.