Paul reviewed Gods of Riverworld by Philip José Farmer (The Riverworld series -- v.5)
Review of 'Gods of Riverworld' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
So that was disappointing.
I read the first two Riverworld novels and then jumped straight to this, the fifth one, so it is probable that I am missing more than a little context. But I seriously doubt there is enough context to make this book any better than okay.
What we have is a bunch of characters left with an all-powerful, but easily manipulated, computer exchanging exposition with each other, with the occasional bit of (often implausible) action to keep things moving along.
Gods of Riverworld is certainly an easy read, but it isn't in any way gripping. And the cod-philosophy and dated metaphysics being endlessly spouted by the characters left me cold.