Adam J. Osterkamp's Reviews > Hollow World

This book hooked me from the first pages. Way back in November, when Michael J. Sullivan first released a preview of the book, I knew it was going to be something I absolutely had to finish. I expected to be entertained, and thrilled--put on the edge of my seat, but I never expected the many moving surprises this book had in store for me.

At first glance Sullivan's book appeared to be a fun story about time travel, but as I got further into it I saw that time travel was simply a tool Sullivan was using to explore a lot about our culture in it's current state. The future Ellis Roger's encounters is at first fascinating, and drew me in to the story deeper with a desire to find out what would happen next, but I slowly became aware that the future was a mirror, which allowed Ellis Rogers to reflect on the life he'd had, as well as for the reader to perhaps see our current culture and society from a new perspective.

This book tugged on my heart strings more than once, and had me thinking about--as well as appreciating--the relationships in my own life. Hollow World is so much more than an entertaining story about time travel (though it is that, too). It's a story about people and their relationships, like many of the great stories are. I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for a story that is both thrilling and emotionally fulfilling.

Sullivan's best work thus far, in my opinion.