Every once in a while you read a book, and it was so good that you end up reading it over again later. But when you re-read it 4 or more times a year just because it is so great, it has to mean something. This is the start of an Epic Arch of a land rat boy to the man whom becomes a true Spacer. This is the start of a saga living out in the deep dark.WARNING: This book and the entire series may cause cravings. Notably exceptional coffee, eggs over easy, fried potatoes with onions, buttered toast and perfect crispy bacon. These cravings will come at you at all hours and you main gain weight and cholesterol levels while reading these books. The tale of Ishmael Horatio Wang continues in the second installment of the six-part space trade saga. In "Quarter Share" we saw Ishmael prove himself a wonder child aboard the small freighter SC Lois McKendrick. Now he has studied and progressed from a deckhand into an actual crew member, and it's time for a re-evaluation of identity, it seems.I found "Quarter Share" well written but a bit fluffy, and the Mary Sue -grade perfectness of the protagonist was really getting to me. "Half Share" is still written in the same, extremely readable, well-flowing if a bit too colorless manner. But the novel is basically just about the crew's shore leave aboard a space orbital. A shore leave which comprises of Ishmael buying new clothes and getting laid.I appreciate the idea of showing that sexuality is free, less complicated or possessive in the future, but half of the novel has our perfectly smart, kind and humble protagonist getting awarded by the author with women who are fighting over the chance to get satisfied by him. This sounds a bit worse than it is; the women are actually pretty well built characters, but still.And the endless scenes of Ishmael looking at himself in the mirror while trying to decide on a new look. His female crew mates drooling over the sight, naturally. If "Sex and the City" was set in space and was about one man instead of four women, this would be it.The book is an easy read again, and one is just surprised when it ends that there was ultimately nothing to it. Looking at the prose it is clear that Nathan Lowell is very good at saying things, but this installment really made me wonder if he'll ever have anything to say.
What do You think about Half Share (2007)?
This is Truely fun way to see the old rule of ship and sea. I Love all this mans work.
—Anikoth
I loved! Had to get the rest of the books on iTunes Pod Casts but it was worth it!
—Stu
Still loving this author's writing. Can hardly wait to see what happens next!
—subra
