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Re:The Animal Is Tired by climb_stealth on Monday May 10, 2021 @05:05AM (#27104051)
Hmmm, if the beginning wasn't convincing then I somewhat doubt that the rest of the series is going to be a much better experience. And yeah, I don't think the tower mechanics really work out in the end. But it didn't bother me personally.

I haven't actually read any other books by him.

Re:The Animal Is Tired by hutzlibu on Monday May 10, 2021 @05:36PM (#27111165)
"I haven't actually read any other books by him. "

He's very good at coming up with creative plots and good storytelling - but after a while it all seems generic and kind of the same - and he is not good (or doesn't bother enough as people buy it anyway) to avoid lots of plotholes in the stories and logic gaps. Or rather to bring the story lines together in the end, he seems to use ductape.

So I enjoyed his short stories much more, as they were much more consistent, than the big, blown up "masterworks" of him.