Ratings260
Average rating3.8
I didn't realize this was a book about giant robots. It's a book about giant robots, though. So, right up front, I should tell you: I'm not a fan of giant robots.
Why do people make giant robots in the shape of any organism when the engineering effort behind a giant robot could produce a robot of any shape at all? Why should a giant robot be piloted by a single (or pair) of individuals who might be incapacitated in battle by some chance accident? It seems like a whole crew would make sense.
You know what makes more sense than a giant robot? A regular ol' spaceship. Star Trek style. I'm not even a big fan of anime that runs on giant robots. Pacific Rim? Meh.
So, yeah. The whole premise of a giant robot puts me right off.
Giant robots aside, the storytelling technique is interesting even if inconsistent. It's told in a series of reports and recordings. But it's not always clear who is making the report or recording nor why they would record some of the things that have been recorded. But, if you can get past nit-picks like that, it's an interesting approach even though it all but completely lacks descriptive prose. I missed some of those sensory markers.
Some of the characters are sort of interesting. The audiobook performance is really good. But the story is pretty flat.
And there is a giant robot.