This was a rather good book and a decent follow-up to Isle of Woman. I actually enjoyed the more primitive parts of this book (the ones that happened more than 10,000 years ago), because after that, the stories have a lot of smut in them. Not that adult stuff is bad, since most of us are adults, but I do wish that Mr. Anthony would rely on it less as a plot device, he uses it SO much in most if not all of his books, and it gets really old.I mean, after a while, I was getting REALLY tired of reading about Hu and Sis because it was just the same thing over and over and OVER, and I'm thinking to myself, COME ON. It's crazy, especially when the family has basically the same story through their reincarnations (losing Chip, finding an abandoned Mina, etc) so it got rather monotonous with about 1/2-1/3 of the stories (the last third of this book) and I wish Mr, Anthony had focused more on the real plot instead of all the drama with Sis. This is why I only gave the book 3 stars, because while it was creative (the non-smut part) it got very repetitive, and I was getting bored about 2/3 through the book.
What do You think about Shame Of Man (1995)?
I've come to realize that Piers Anthony is a dirty old man. There wasn't as much sex and rape as was in the first book, but still more than was necessary (none would have probably been just fine.)The storyline in this book is much more congruous throughout the ages unlike the first one. This made it easier to relate to the new surroundings. The history presented is very interesting.One thing I can't stand in books are flashbacks to things that happened earlier in the book. This happens nearly every chapter as the previous events are recounted in the new setting.The last thing that really annoyed me are the names of some of the people. Bb, Ss, Vk, Beebub, Scevo... Seriously, that creative huh? Why no vowels in the neandertal names. They didn't have written language so having unpronounceable names is just stupid.
—Jeremiah Johnson
