"Rim" by Alexander Besher Review 1

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by Alexander Besher

Book Response 1: #30(LA) If your book was a work of fiction are the main characters realistic or believable? Give evidence, using both real life and the book.




While I felt the majority of the plot line of the story did not carry much weight, the characters did. While it was not enough in my opinion to make up for the somewhat disappointing time line, it certainly helped carry the book along and make it more enjoyable.

I felt each had their own unique persona, that really gave the book a well rounded feel. Every time a new character was introduced, you wondered with eagerness as to what this new person would bring to the story, and to the fate of the main character. For example, my favorite character, Simon Chadwick, was a jolly fun english chap. Or so you thought. He stumbles into the main character at a hotel and stumbles out of the story just as pleasantly as he came. Until he comes back, with a somewhat more pronounced appearance, but not quite enough to tell you for sure if he was going to stick around or keep hopping in and out. I won't spoil his true nature or intentions, but he is definitely unforgettable. All in all I think the author did a great job of character development, and it definitely improved the book for me.

"Rim" by Alexander Besher Review 2

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by Alexander Besher

Book response 2: #25(G) Would this book make a good movie? Explain why or why not.

I think this book would make an excellent movie. I would usually pride myself on being able to visualize certain abstract concepts and pictures very well, especially anything on the "techie" side of things. But with this book I struggled to grasp a well rounded idea of what the author was trying to portray more than I have with any other story that has a strong focus on technology and the future. I do not necessarily attribute this fact to any judgment of mine about the author's writing skills; based upon the story he seems to have a firm base of what he wanted to express and and it would seem he articulated his points and concepts well, except I could not grasp them. It is more than likely this book requires another read-through for me at a slower pace, taking care to focus on the concepts I struggled with the first time. In any case, I think this book could be an incredibly visually stimulating film, where the futuristic and technological concepts could be represented beautifully. It might also be a more effective medium for those like me who struggled with visually representing aspects of the book in their head. Regardless, I think this book would make an excellent stand-alone movie, not necessarily to portray the books concepts in a different manner.