Rate as 5 out of 5, I loved it. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars. Write a review optional. Reader reviews empressreece. I was really looking forward to this story because I really enjoyed some of Mcbride's author books but unfortunately I didn't care for this as much.
There was just way too much information dumped til about three quarters of the way through and not nearly enough action to offset it. Subhuman reads like a weird mixture of sci-fi horror and science camp, starting with the latter and developing into the first. The author takes his time and I really mean lots of it! But, and that makes the difference, he does so without ever getting boring or condescending, so that the reader is not only eager, but also able to follow his lead.
Thus, the reader is perfectly prepared for what is waiting at the Antarctic research station. With growing tension, we participate in the discovery of something very ancient.
Layer by layer, the origin of this alien, 'subhuman' species is revealed, and not at all does it come in peace. Suddenly, this scientific expedition turns into a fight for survival. The harsh weather conditions add to the already raised-to-their-peaks goosebumps and the only question is: who will still be alive at the end?
Fortunately, my favorite characters are still in of course I will not tell who and I can't wait to read what awaits them next in the already announced sequel. Highly recommended! Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own.
Heard of those flying black triangles, crop circles, secret antarctic nazi base, operation paperclip, coneheaded skulls, earth crust displacement theory? Where oh where do I start writing a review of a book that has been enjoyed by so many of my peers and yet I would honestly say it was the worst book I have read this year.
How can some love a book so much and yet others find it impossible to see within its content any merit whatsoever? The story i think! Its eyes bulged from their sockets to such a degree that its lids had to remain mostly closed to contain them. The veins had rupture, causing a skein of blood to form on the surface, so thick it was nearly black" This quote is from Subhuman but everything about it speaks Alien to me, we have the crew of the good ship "Nostromo" being selected individually and savaged by an organism and in one horrific scene attaches itself inside the body of John Hurt.
Now in our story a species or micro-organism referred to as "archaea" is "able to infest and subsume the bodies of these men. I remember so vividly slime and blood dripping from the alien as one by one Ripley's Weaver crew are destroyed He slowly raised his eyes toward the ceiling, and the open vent directly overhead.
Another drop streaked from the edge of the duct and struck the ground in front of him. The first half of the book is so riddled with scientific jargon to the point of boredom and it is only when finally I am able to translate this technical vernacular that the theme begins to make sense.
Now at this point if you are thoroughly confused by my review then Subhuman is not the book for you but equally if you enjoy a story technically filled with senseless jargon think Tom Clancy merged with Stephen Hawking then you are in for a treat. My only regret was that the predator in Subhuman was not quite as successful in his kill rate as the alien that Officer Ripley encountered on the good ship Nostromo.
Many thanks to the good people of netgalley for a gratis copy in exchange for an honest review and that is what I have written. TW: Death, Blood, Self-harm, Fire, Mention of Nazi's in the pastIt seemed to have a bit of a slow and confusing start but in time I figured out why it started out the way it did.
I ended up reading this faster than I normally would, or at least it felt that way, because I was flying through the pages. Similar to how The Martian was for me.
It's very heavy on the science and honestly I didn't understand a lot of it, but was able to get the basics of the story and I never felt like it was being pretentious or that I was dumb. I actually learned stuff from reading this and highlighted things I want to look up. The only real downside is don't ask me who was who.
I mean I should know but just didn't care enough to write down who was who and it didn't matter to me too much, I got the story, that's all I cared about. It was thought-provoking at times. I loved the premise and the setting. One of the things I learned was that Antarctica has mountains I probably should have already known that but Geography was not my strong suit in school.
It had some emotional moments in the story too. I enjoyed learning about stuff I should have learnt in school, but didn't or forgot, learning about the sciencey things as well as the characters and what they did, even if I can't tell you who did what. And I especially loved the conclusion!
The second half was much more of a thriller and very bloody and I soaked it all up! If it sounds interesting to you, give it a shot! I do plan on continuing on with this series. Clarke"Thank you to Netgalley and Pinnacle for letting me read this.
Ron Goetz. The story steam rolls you into it as it proceeds. Unfortunately, for the amount of intelligence supposedly gathered at the laboratory, they sorely lacked in intuition. Many points of foreshadowing were left unanswered. However, having said that, it was still a good book and exciting story.
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