To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Riverworld Saga, Book 1 Audiobook (Unabridged)

" As the 2nd book I've finished now by this author I was not disappointed. Once again I couldn't put it down, I never found myself bored and was entirely fascinated by the story. I also loved the character Kazz :) "

" Like a lot of older science fiction, this seems to be more concept than character driven. Or maybe I just see it that way because I rarely like the protagonists of these older books and so it seems the authors are rarely trying to make them sympathetic. This is the first of the Riverworld books, a world in which every human who has ever lived wakes on the banks of a great river on a strange planet. They are provided food every day, but otherwise must make their own way. Richard Burton, the English adventurer, is the perspective character, who gathers a small band of associates about him to explore this world and discover what is going on. Any character development is little more than a hagiography of Burton. I picked this up because the concept was interesting, and I still think it is interesting, but the book failed to be compelling. "

" Eric Bear surprised me by giving me this book last time we hung out. So, to be polite and fair I read it...and loved it. I delighted in the concept of being a part of a giant future-human conspiracy/experiment and having historical figures like Sir Richard Francis Burton continuing their exploits. "

" What a wonderfully creative premise! Farmer has a real talent for creating fascinating worlds! "

" Just started the series, find the premise to be intriguing. It's also interesting to read the novel from a social history POV, as this book was written in 71, and some of the opinions of the characters and the writer are colored by it. "

" Entertaining premise most easily summed up as "sci-fi purgatory". Not sure if I'm gonna like where it goes, but the setup is enough to keep me going to the next book in the series. "

" Great concept for a story, it's sci-fi and fantasy and history rolled into one. Richard Frances Burton is the main character and a bit of an annoying personality, but he would have to be that kind of person to do what he does in the book. "

" Awesome, Dick Burton. "

" Intersting concept featuring a story that goes nowhere. "

" I read this series years ago as part of the Sci Fi book club. All I recall about it was that it began as an interesting concept, but eventually devolved into something kind of silly and ridiculous by the end. Repeating this review for all 5 books in the series. "

" Totally bizarre and wacky- but so visually fun. The descriptions were rich and created a unique vision of potential life after we die. Overall, this was pretty good. It took me ages to get through the book, but I had a lot on my plate when I was reading this. I have already picked up book 2! "

" Unique SF with powerful moral/psychological ideas "

" Just re-read this story after seeing an unsatisfying attempt to bring the concept to the screen. Farmer's concept remains one of the freshest ideas in sci-fi in a long, long time. "

" Love at first read! Brilliant, incredibly well-researched, and Farmer at his best. "

" Well, at least that was something different. I'll read the next instalment before I decide what I think. "

" loved the concept... "

" As other reviewers have pointed out, it's like 'The Matrix': great idea, terrible execution. "

" Definitely a good premise, but it didn't keep my attention towards the end. "

" I liked this book, it kept me reading. "

" An excellent fun series. I always loved Farmer's imagination! "

" waste of my precious literary time.. "

" So much potential. Too much myopic view of religion. Could of been deep, interesting, and new. Only seldom reached those heights. "

" Great book. It combines high fiction with low fiction. Both of the books within tell great stories and reveal a lot of interesting questions about life. If you are into science fiction, this is a must read. "

" Ok. I really enjoyed TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO... The Fabulous Riverboat was alright. Just had to make myself read it... and I don't like having to make myself read a book. Hoping the next one is better! "