Rating: 
Summary: LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHTMARE
Review: This is my first taste of the prolific and lauded Ben Bova. He is a good writer, he is definitely strong on character development. This is one of the drawbacks of this book. We get to know the characters well enough, but in doing so, Bova stifles the pacing of his book. This would work great on the movie screen; there are some really original and exciting virtual "games" going on here. There aren't a lot of characters to like in this book, although Dan certainly goes through hell to best his lifetime friend, Jason. Dan's wife, Susan, is whiny and sometimes I wanted to slap her; the daughter is a typical little brat, and what Uncle Kyle wants to do to her is pretty sick. WE get a lot of background on why Kyle Muncrief wants little Angela so bad, though.
If Bova had cut some of the excess fat off this book, it would have been a stunner!
Rating: 
Summary: Hmm...whats one to do.
Review: Well, this book is a hard one to rate, although I loved reading it, i'm not sure, I can read it again, its got an aweful amount of minipulation, on the worst possible level, and if you cant stand minipulation, perhaps you should get this book from a library before you buy it, so I gave it a 10. On the other hand, the book is well set up, and besides the minipulation, a joy to read, so if your a Ben Bova collecter, or just a fan, buy the book
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