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I just finished reading The Meq by Steve Cash yesterday. And, at the risk of gushing, the word “awesome” really doesn’t do this book justice. The Meq was Cash’s first novel, but the richness of the text and the strong characters seem like the work of veteran writer. So, you may ask, what is the Meq about? The quick version is that it’s a story akin to the Highlander movies. But that doesn’t really explain much.
The Meq are a mysterious race of immortals that have been around since, well, the begi ...more
The Meq are a mysterious race of immortals that have been around since, well, the begi ...more
An entertaining series about a race of beings (the Meq) who stop aging at 12 years old, until they discover their "soul mate" and make the Crossing, at which point they begin to age at a normal pace, and are no longer almost invulnerable. This crossing can be made relatively quickly, or may take thousands of years.
While enjoyable for the most part, the author has an annoying habit of name dropping. Is it really necessary for the characters to have interacted with **numerous** famous figures from
Interesting premise - characters get to age twelve and stay that way for centuries -- and the blurb talks a lot about the "timeless" qualities of the Meq. Unfortunately in this book timeless = boring. People kept dropping mysterious hints and wandering around in no hurry because they have centuries to get things done. This does not make for compelling reading. Couldn't finish it. I don't have centuries to get it done.
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Dec 30, 2010
Zack
marked it as to-read
