![]() ![]() If you love to be left in suspense you might be disappointed with how quickly questions are resolved. That could have destroyed the narrative but instead it fixes the many pacing issues found in Shift with new problems that, fortunately, only barely detract from the story being told. Much of this might be chalked up to fast-punch writing style that crams 1500 pages worth of content into 500. There are also plenty of situations where character are ‘in the nick of time.’ Fortunately it doesn’t make the story that much less satisfying, only a bit jarring. Or this is a metaphysical nod towards the idea that how long we live isn’t important, rather what we do with that time is more important. The response is, ‘does it matter?’ Perhaps this is Hugh nodding to the audience that a logical flow of time isn’t being kept. At one point in the book one character happens to ask another, ‘how long has it been.’ You may notice that some events unfold in a timespan that is defined in the narrative as days or weeks while simultaneously another character is in a separate event taking place seemingly over the course of a few hours but their is some level of interaction between the two and lost time not accounted for – as far as I can tell. I can’t explain the numerous coincidences without revealing too much of the story which I do not want to do. Without delving into spoilers I will say the two central issues with Dust – why I can only give it 4 stars – is the nature of resounding coincidence and Juliette’s inconsistency. ![]()
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