Killing Time (Abridged) Audiobook

" Almost gave up reading this book, but glad I didn't quit. Mr. Carr's book takes place in the future of 2023, published in 2000. He predicted the financial crash we've experienced, cites the ownership of our congress by corporate interests - just have to hope some of the other forecasts don't come true. "

" laughably bad considering how well realized and thrilling his other books were "

" This was the first time I read anything by Caleb Carr. It was a good, fast read. "

" I read this book a long time ago and didn't enjoy it very much. I was crazy about his other books and didn't remember reading this one. Anyway, I enoyed it more this time. "

" I cannot put into words how much I disliked this book. After reading Carr's Alienist, I had high hopes for this novel. But for anyone who reads science fiction seriously, you will find this novel laughable. The characters are uninteresting, the plot is silly, and the ending is contrived. He needs to keep to the history and historical fiction and leave the SF to those who know what they are doing. "

" After loving the Alienist and Angel of Darkness, I was sure I would like this. It's takes place in the future and I got so bored and confused that I stopped reading it. Would not recommend. "

" Awful. And nothing like his main work. "

" A HUGE disappointment after the brilliance of The Alienist. Doesn't seem possible that the same man wrote both. "

" I was very disappointed with this book- found it slow and wordy. Loved the concepts not the execution. "

" I really liked the premise of this book but it was boring to read. I did like the line "information is not knowledge". "

" Horrible, horrible book! "

" It's hard to believe that a futuristic techno-thriller like this could be so deadly dull. Full of contradictions and simplistic thinking on the part of the supposed geniuses in the story. Interesting concept, poor execution. "

" Honestly, a disappointment. Though I loved The Alienist, this one didn't quite live up to that first effort. Good suspense at times, though too far-fetched to grab me fully. "

" The term mindless drivel was created to describe this book "

" The only thing I liked about this book was that the premise and ideas were intriguing. The writing was bad, the characters were undeveloped, and the plot was barely put together and full of holes. Sad, I've really enjoyed his other books. "

" Suspense, and sci-fi from what I thought was a mystery writer. Evokes the mad captain from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. "

" Carr wraps new and fresh ideas about technology worth pondering into an action packed adventure. "

" Worthless book. I can't believe the same guy who wrote The Alienist, a very good book, wrote this. "

" I was told not to bother with this, but i picked it up for free. still not worth the time -- i'd rather read Carr doing historical fiction (like The Alienist) than bad sci fi. "

" Grisham is a stud ... I started this book after reading The Firm when I had the flu at the begining of the month. Grisham is an addicting author the emotional descriptions that he offers on the characters are incredible. "

" Caleb Carr didn't do well with this book. I did not like it. "

" Good sci-fi but a little depressing. Not such a good outlook for our information age. "

" So far so good. Not his best work by far, but well written and fast paced. "

" Okay. I got kind of sucked in. I don't typically enjoy future science fiction, but this worked. "

" Near future stuff` "

" What a disappointment. I'm a huge fan of The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness and I had high expectations for Carr's other work and this didn't even come close to living up to them. "

" A HUGE disappointment after the brilliance of The Alienist. Doesn't seem possible that the same man wrote both. "

" I simply could not connect with any of the characters in this book. Carr has a clunker in this one. "

" This is a very different work from what I've come to expect from Mr. Carr, but it was well written and certainly thought provoking. "

" Great book providing insightful view of our current media driven society. Very thought provoking even if a bit outlandish at times. "

" I've enjoyed some of Carr's historical novels and this started as an interesting idea but went nowhere. I gave up. "

" Interesting premise, raises good questions re: morality, enlightened despotism, gullibility of masses, info v knowledge etc. Disappointing at times in writing construction/style. "

" Science fiction, in my opinion, is not Caleb Carr's strong suit. I read this and forgot it the moment I put it down. "

" Quite crappy. I found myself laughing, and not in a good way. "

" Picked this up at a book sale. I saw from reviews that it's not so good. But...I liked it overall. Not at all what I expected, but interesting enough. "