4thace reviewed Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear
Review of 'Hull Zero Three' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I had seen a few reviews of this book before I checked it out of the library, and while the concept sounded interesting, some of the criticisms of the way the book was put together made me a little hesitant at first. The protagonist is plunged in medias res right from the beginning, and in a way he never really catches up with the situation quite to my satisfaction by the end. He is the only character whose motivations and inner life are really portrayed to any great extent, also, so it was hard to feel much about the fate of the others in the band of survivor he assembles (or about their antagonists, for that matter). The idea of the generation ship and the intentions of its builders was intriguing, but I'm afraid the execution of this particular part of its story didn't quite do it for me.
