dare reviewed Hella by David Gerrold
No Chtorr, unfortunately.
3 stars
I'm a big fan of Gerrold and his biological sci-fi, yet Hella left me cold. The worldbuilding was interesting enough, but there was little plot for 3/4ths of the novel, and the narration was mostly annoying. I know first-person neurodivergent can be hard to write and hard to read, but I've seen it done better than here. So, just meh. I didn't hate it, but am not running to check out the Dingilliad after this, and will keep waiting for more Chtorr. It's only been almost 30 years so far.