I read this book for the Science Fiction and Fantasy book club that I'm a part of. Wow. What a book. Throughout the first 100 or so pages, I kept thinking, "Is there a plot line?" Characters die and the main is continually "chasing heat" to keep from freezing to death aboard this wacko ship. In the last 100 pages, the story begins to clear up and become more engaging. The hardest part about this book is the technical jargon. Many words and ideas are difficult to follow and distract from the point of the story.After some discussion, the members of my book club decided that the book is ultimately about What makes a human , human? The characters have to overcome enormous obstacles, constantly staring death in the face, in order to reach their goal and find meaning in their existence. Dude wakes up from a dream. He doesn't know where he is, or who he is, or why. Intentional or not, I felt kind of the same way reading this book. Often I'm too dumb for great novels. Often I just need the plot to hit me over the head with obviousness and I'm not in the mood to figure it all out. That's what happened through a lot of this book. I went along for the ride and it wasn't bad, just too frustrating throughout. I like crossword puzzles and Cash Cab reruns. What I'm saying is that I don't mind figuring stuff out. What I do mind is someone clever keeping vital information away from me. That's what Hull Zero Three was - clever, brilliant Greg Bear teasing us along while knowing all and feeding little. Could have been my mood. Could have been the distractions. It probably deserves a better rating and for that it needs a better reader.
What do You think about Hull Zero Three (2010)?
This book wasn't for me. Tried to listen on audio and just wasn't into it.
—ran
