I've read Pompeii and Precipice, and loved them both. Which is why I decided to buy Second Sleep. I assumed it would be just as good. Not. I'm about 90 pages in, and I'm bored. It's not really a historical novel. It's dystopian. It's supposed to be the 15th century, but no, it's actually 800 years in the future – they just happen to live exactly like medieval times. Sigh. As soon as he found the iphone i was like "oh brother." Not sure I'll finish it. What did you think?
by Physical_Orchid3616
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Oof yeah I had the exact same reaction when the iPhone showed up. Like we get it Robert, civilization collapsed and reset, but the whole “mystery” felt so heavy-handed. I actually did finish it but honestly wish I hadn’t – it doesn’t get better. Stick with his earlier stuff, this one was just weird for the sake of being weird