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Escape from Spike Aftermath
Apr. 1st, 2010 10:15 pmEscape from Hell, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Still fun, not as good as the first one. The plot was more interesting, and I loved their portrayal of Sylvia Plath, but most of the hell-denizens/situations felt overly current-eventsy in a way the first one didn't.
(63/200, 5/100)
Spike: After the Fall (reread) and Angel 5: The Aftermath, by Brian Lynch et al.
In my allergy-induced haze, I managed to completely forget I'd read the Spike one already. Which is probably good because on reflection I vaguely think I remember liking it less well the first time. I like where Angel is going and think this'll be more my style than the After the Fall storyline was. They are setting up a formula that is basically 4 mismatched people fightcrimemajor theological forces and their representatives, and who doesn't love that?
(64/200, 65/200; 6/100)
Still fun, not as good as the first one. The plot was more interesting, and I loved their portrayal of Sylvia Plath, but most of the hell-denizens/situations felt overly current-eventsy in a way the first one didn't.
(63/200, 5/100)
Spike: After the Fall (reread) and Angel 5: The Aftermath, by Brian Lynch et al.
In my allergy-induced haze, I managed to completely forget I'd read the Spike one already. Which is probably good because on reflection I vaguely think I remember liking it less well the first time. I like where Angel is going and think this'll be more my style than the After the Fall storyline was. They are setting up a formula that is basically 4 mismatched people fight
(64/200, 65/200; 6/100)
