Haze Audiobook (Unabridged)

" More like a 2.5. There are some interesting ideas here, but it took an awful lot of time to get to them. Plus, there was barely any character development. There are people out there who this book would be perfect for, but I'm not one of them. "

" interesting style with two seperate missions by the main character told in alternating chapters. Lots of good ideas on environment and society. "

" SPL recommended this and I liked it. Competent and engaging sci fi. "

" Kinda disappointing, especially for this author - not sure it even deserves 3 stars, at least looking at the book as a whole. The alternating chapters seemed mostly pointless (a current and a previous mission by the protagonist). Was almost as if the author had written two novellas and decided to mash them together. Each was fine on its own (maybe even worth 4 stars each), but had little relation to each other when blended into one book. Some interesting political discussions in both parts, but again, no coherent whole to be discerned. "

" I liked this book. It was a good science fiction. I enjoy Modesitt's writing style. "

" I am pretty new to Modesitt so I find his ability to make familiar (Mormon culture) seem new and amusing. I found this jumping around between St. George and Haze confusing and wish he would have found a better way to let us understand why Roget chose as he did in the end. Had I read this instead of listening to it I might have been able to keep these stories straight easier I think. I read sci-fi because I love all the action and the new angles on society, environment and politics and on this level Haze delivers nicely. "

" This is the first Modesitt I have read and I think I'll be reading more! The two stories woven together, each revealing something of the other is a really nice device - and a very effective way to keep me reading "just one more chapter" =) "

" I really enjoyed this. Sci-fi that makes you think. My type of story. "

" One of my favorite authors, but I didn't really like this book. Was even more philosophical that his other books (and that's saying something), but seemed overly repetitious. "

" As usual, the way that Modesitt deals with politics is brilliant. The only thing that could have made this book better would be more focus. It seems like it needed to be more closely tied to other books or have a tighter focus (it rambled a bit at times) "

" Incorporates several contemporary SF themes: American dominance has given way to a neo-Mandarin Chinese government, future economics are built around environmental issues. Interesting look at an intelligence agent's reconnaissance of a splinter colony that has surpassed its parents in many ways. "

" Standard Modesitt, Jr. book where you are trying to find out what is happening along with main character. Bit confusing in that flashbacks happen at chapter changes. In the end, a bit unsatisfying. "

" .....this book was abit confusing for me at times,but basically I liked the general style of writing.....so in the end it was an enjoyable read..... "

" My first by Modesitt. Disappointing. The characters are flat and one-dimensional and the author never makes us care about any of them nor does he make the action enthralling enough to keep the reader avid about turning the pages. I am *dragging* myself to the finishline, but it is a laborious trip. "

" I liked the ending, but felt like the rest was a slog, and I did what I never do, skipped over a big part in the middle. If you are tempted to read Modessit, stick to his fantasy which was quite good. "

" A slog of a sci-fi read. A little heavy, a LOT confusing, and I'm still not entirely sure I got it. "

" Enjoyable book with realistic other-world society. Engaging. "

" .....this book was abit confusing for me at times,but basically I liked the general style of writing.....so in the end it was an enjoyable read..... "

" I liked this book. It was a good science fiction. I enjoy Modesitt's writing style. "

" More like a 2.5. There are some interesting ideas here, but it took an awful lot of time to get to them. Plus, there was barely any character development. There are people out there who this book would be perfect for, but I'm not one of them. "

" This book was hard for me to get into & somehow I never quite latched on to the main character, but the premise was fascinating & enjoyable! "

" I liked the ending, but felt like the rest was a slog, and I did what I never do, skipped over a big part in the middle. If you are tempted to read Modessit, stick to his fantasy which was quite good. "

" This is the first Modesitt I have read and I think I'll be reading more! The two stories woven together, each revealing something of the other is a really nice device - and a very effective way to keep me reading "just one more chapter" =) "

" Incorporates several contemporary SF themes: American dominance has given way to a neo-Mandarin Chinese government, future economics are built around environmental issues. Interesting look at an intelligence agent's reconnaissance of a splinter colony that has surpassed its parents in many ways. "

" A slog of a sci-fi read. A little heavy, a LOT confusing, and I'm still not entirely sure I got it. "

" I really enjoyed this. Sci-fi that makes you think. My type of story. "