Opening Atlantis: A Novel of Alternate History Audiobook

" I expected a lot more from this book. The premise really had me intrigued. I wish the author had picked a character and fully developed him instead of going back and forth. I wanted to enjoy the whole story, but I wound only enjoying parts of it. I'll give it another try later. "

" It started off interesting, but as it moved forward through generations my interest started to wane. And once war broke out, it devolved into battle descriptions, which I don't care about for real or fantasy. "

" I just couldn't get into this one. Quit part-way through. "

" Turtledove is a well-known author of speculative fiction, and particularly alternative histories, though I've never read any of his books. So, I spotted this at the library and thought it would be a good place to start. Hopefully, for the sake of his other books, it wasn't. Essentially, the alternative in this history, is that the American Eastern seaboard is seperated from the rest of America by about two hundred miles and thus sitting in the Atlantic much closer to Europe. This leads to an alternate history of discovery and colonization. The real problem with this book is that this is just not an interesting premise. Turtledove is obviously a proficient writer, and there were several scenes in the book that were very entertaining, but by and large, the novel's overriding idea was so bland that I just could not wait to move on. "

" I would find literally opening the mythical land of Atlantis easier than opening the pages of this book again. "

" I usually like alternate-history books, but this one disappoints. It's actually fantasy to me. Plus I usually like this author, but didn't like the style this time around. It wasn't clear to me what the change(s) were to history except for the existence of Atlantis - which you know about from the title - maybe I just don't know enough detailed history, but that was frustrating. Some of the characterizations were very well-done, and some of the plot suspenseful, but unfortunately that portion was less than a third of the whole book. I liked the second and third sections less than the first; they seemed to move alternately too quickly and too slowly through time and events. Then the ending came suddenly, the book just seemed to have stopped. Oh well. "

" BORING!!! I like alternate historical timeline books, but I could not get through this one. I only made it through half of the book. I was bored out of my mind. I can't imagine trying to listen to or read the whole series. "

" I just really had a hard time getting into this one. "

" I couldn't work up the interest to finish it. I didnt hate it, just got too bored "

" Though the premise was good, the writing style just wasn't for me. The writer feels the need to articulate every single thought / implication when the reader could "get it" on their own. Also uses pretty uninteresting language - didn't make it very far into the book until I gave up. "

" ... It starts off pretty good but then it begins to drag. It was worth the read but not a favorite. It got one more star than it should have because there were pirates. Who doesn't love pirates? "

" alternate history. Unrealistic and kind of obnoxious. Really didn't like the writing style. "

" Very slow and a bit unbelievable. "

" I needed a bit more of a "grab". I wanted to really like this book, but the characters seemed very 1-D, and the storyline is very slow. "

" BORING!! Could not finish this one. I tried to give it a chance, but after 1/3 of the way through I gave up. Too bad, as I have all three in the series and won't read them. "

" I'm just breaking into the Alt. History Scene. Am loving it. This is the 8 or 9th of such books and am finding them interesting! "

" also finished 3/27/2008 "

" I generally like Harry Turtledove but was disappointed with this book. The story just didn't go anywhere and other than the land being Atlantis there was nothing that was particularly "alternate" about this fictional history. "

" First part was great, then he lost me as he changed generations. "

" Not Turtledove's best but still quite entertaining. Taking a new continent (Atlantis) and rewriting early U.S. history tailored to that continent works very well. "

" I didn't like it. Writing style is lifeless, characters are stock, story is like reading a boiler plate history. Waste of my time. If you know nothing of how people immigrate to a new unexplored land, it will give you a bland pasty taste. Robinson Crusoe is far superior. "

" Don't want to spoil anything so I will just suffice it to say that I didn't finish this book (although I did read most of it since I brought on a trip where I didn't have other choices) and I will not be continuing with the series. "

" I couldn't work up the interest to finish it. I didnt hate it, just got too bored "

" I needed a bit more of a "grab". I wanted to really like this book, but the characters seemed very 1-D, and the storyline is very slow. "

" First part was great, then he lost me as he changed generations. "

" Didn't finish. Was slow and boring "

" BORING!!! I like alternate historical timeline books, but I could not get through this one. I only made it through half of the book. I was bored out of my mind. I can't imagine trying to listen to or read the whole series. "