Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing. Amaturish. Cover art is the best part
Review: Ann McCaffrey has lost it. What a disappointment after her early Pern and Dinosaur Planet and The Ship Who Sang novels. This book doesn't deserve a 'one-star' rating, but that's the lowest we can give it.The Death of Sleep. This is a potentially interesting concept which has here been badly abused. One wonders if the co-authors were working on an unreasonable deadline. It's too long not to be a novel, but it reads like synopsis into which they arbitrarily dubbed dialogue on random pages. The incidental characters were often more clearly depicted than the major characters ... and more appealing, as well. The character of Lunzie Mespil (sounds like a pseudo-scientific a name for phlegm) shows no significant development. The plot, to abuse the term, rambles like a dipsomaniacal slattern. Never moving at better than a walking pace, it imposes upon the reader the teeth-gritting frustration of waiting for something to happen, some point to be made. It should be read aloud by my high-school biology teacher in punishment for his having bored generations of students with his monotone style. Plot elements were introduced, then ignored. Perhaps McCaffrey and Nye lost track of what they were trying to do? The only original wrinkle in this Rip Van Winkle Rip-off is the cultural concept that vegetarianism is an ethical imperative. Which shouldn't be a surprise, as there is no meat to this book.
Rating: 
Summary: Where's the ending?
Review: I found this book to be enoyable reading. Anne McCaffrey does her usual good job with the character development and relationships. The only problem was in that it ended before the story ended.
Rating:
Summary: Where's the ending?
Review: I found this book to be enoyable reading. Anne McCaffrey does her usual good job with the character development and relationships. The only problem was in that it ended before the story ended.
Rating: 
Summary: One of her worst books!
Review: I love Anne McCaffrey, but in my opinion this is one of the few books that she has written that is not very good. I did not like the book and had a hard time finishing it. The second book in this Series, Sassinak and third Generation Warriors are both very good and I would recommend them, skip this one unless you have nothing better to do.
Rating:
Summary: Where's the conclusion???
Review: I was enjoying this book thoroughly until it came to its abrupt end. There was no sense of completion, no tying up of loose ends, nothing. The book simply ended in the middle of a new conflict. This ruined the entire experience... I would NOT recommend this book unless you enjoy being left hanging.
Rating:
Summary: Good Grief!
Review: Oh my God. This is one of the most interesting and scary books Mccaffrey has ever written. She never even let the character get on with her life. Every time something interesting happenes to Lunzie McCaffrey puts her in Cryosleep. She never lets the heroin get anywhere.
Rating: 
Summary: I enjoyed it.
Review: Other reviewers may not have liked this book, but Mom & I both enjoyed it. Great concept, and it leaves things open for GENERATION WARRIORS to continue the story. Lunzie's frustration over being in cold sleep so often adds to the story tension, leading the reader to wonder not only if she will succeed or fail in what she does, but if she'll find herself in cold sleep again, and have to re-certify herself as a doctor -- again. Deals with issues that most authors may have forgotten about, such as having to get updated in technological and medical advances that occurred while she was asleep, and the whole issue of back pay.
Rating:
Summary: I enjoyed it.
Review: Other reviewers may not have liked this book, but Mom & I both enjoyed it. Great concept, and it leaves things open for GENERATION WARRIORS to continue the story. Lunzie's frustration over being in cold sleep so often adds to the story tension, leading the reader to wonder not only if she will succeed or fail in what she does, but if she'll find herself in cold sleep again, and have to re-certify herself as a doctor -- again. Deals with issues that most authors may have forgotten about, such as having to get updated in technological and medical advances that occurred while she was asleep, and the whole issue of back pay.
Rating: 
Summary: One more time (no drum roll please)
Review: Poor Lunzie, nothing every goes right for her. The concept of stasis and passage of time is a conflict that many story lines have examined. I do like the problems that she faces, but I wish she would concentrate more on picking oup the pieces. I don't know about you, but most people would never leave a planet again. This is a light read and is enjoyable if you have read the other stories including the Sassinak series and dinosaur planet. Some of the necessary character development is missing in this book and relies on the other books.
Rating:
Summary: "Death of Sleep"?! "Sleep of Death" is more like it!
Review: The series starts out great with "Sassinak" but comes to a dead stop with "The Death Of Sleep". This is the most boring book I have ever read! It's one huge sidetrack. If you read the "Planet Pirate" series, *ignore* this book. You can read the first and last books and not miss a thing...
| 
