This was mesmerising! Feels like nothing I have read before.
So descriptive, completely absorbed into the world and the languages!

Not my favorite science fiction read to date. It didn't have enough character building, nor enough suspense. I think it is a book that needs more editing and story building.

I absolutely loved this book and went on to love the entire series. Is characters have such depth that I really felt as if I knew them even in such a short period. I actually love all his books and he is definitely an author whose work I will always read.

I don't have access to the book anymore. I have been using a new email for kindle for the last year. I will focus on new books instead of digging for the old files. I apologize for the inconvenience. It's not my intention to not review like this.

I received this ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

Ive read this book a few times now and I still like it, I'm looking forward to reading more from this author

Fascinating story told in a truly unique way. I don't always love stories told in these kinds of formats -- news articles, emails, letters, messages, etc -- but Sylvain Neuvel knows how to do it right. Mind-boggling.

Excellent sci-fi story of evidence of other worlds. Super story that slowly unfolded a mystery of the unknown found pieces of artifacts. I really enjoyed this story and getting to know the characters within.
Highly recommend for fans of sci-fi, alien evidence and outer space.

I really enjoyed this one! I started reading it on my kindle and finished it on audiobook after it was released (a few years ago but forgot to write my review until now)! I thought it was very action-packed and imaginative and I loved the different formats with the interviews and files. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.

Sleeping Giants, this is where it all began. Having finally finished the Themis Files and subsequently forgetting to return and review the first. I know I know! However, in hindsight seeing this world come to life and following this adventure to completion really does allow you to appreciate the more homely feel of Sleeping Giants, the story is told as a series of letters, journal entries and conversations that allow this mystery to unfurl.

It is clear from the off the sheer scale in which Neuvel is aiming for here and before we go interstellar with the follow ups, enjoy Sleeping Giants as the adventure begins to unfurl.

A slow start leads into a high action ending. I loved the full cast of characters and can't wait for future installments.

I can't believe it took me SO LONG to read this book. But I finally did and it was WORTH IT! I'm already onto the sequel which I'm excited about.

Fun addition to a genre that is often tedious (imo). Definitely worth the read.

A little girl falls into a hole in the ground in Deadwood, South Dakota. When police and firefighters come to rescue her, they find her sitting in the palm of a giant metal hand. How did it get there? What is it for or from? Sylvain Neuvel explores this and more in Sleeping Giants.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up, but this definitely wasn't it. For people who just want the quick and dirty, this was like a grown-up version of Illuminae. The story unfolds through interviews conducted by a nameless character with the different players in the story. There's no real description, except in the stories of the different characters. Neuvel's gift is turning what is just dialogue into real fleshed out characters and an increasingly interesting plot. I absolutely can't wait for the next volume.

Sleeping Giants was not my favorite book of the year. But it was not the worst either. In fact, overall, I am rather indifferent to the book. I think the interview style of the writing would lend well to an audio book.

I tried reading this book at least four times in the past two years, but I finally give up, after 62%, as this one simply wasn't my cup of tea. It's very popular and clearly well written, but the subject is just not that interesting to me.

I adored this book! I truly thought what an absurd premise even though I am a quasi sci-fi/dystopian fan but this kept me riveted from the first page on. The writing flows very easily from the dialogue to the military intelligence reports. Job well done. Look forward to more books by this author.

I really couldn't see what all the hype was about--I just couldn't get into the story.

I read this book (via Netgalley) last year, and seized on the audiobook as soon as possible. And listening to it after November 8 was a very different experience from reading it in early 2016. Ah, I thought, that’s why a certain person wants to block all refugees from Syria – he must have read this book and the suspicion that Syria is working on a nuclear program. (Well, the rumor is he can’t read, so he must have listened to the audiobook.)

But this isn’t going to be a politically-oriented review. The rest of it, I mean.

I loved everything about Sleeping Giants. It's funny - “Don’t go! I’ll tell you more stories about little Tommy sitting on the stairs!” is probably one of my top-ten favorite lines from the past couple of years. And that makes the unfunny moments even more wrenching than before. Which is pretty remarkable, considering I knew what was coming. It was still a horrible shock – I still dug in my heels against it and waited for the miraculous reversal of fortune, the “Oh! There! That’s what actually happened, it’s all fine” moment. There wasn’t one, of course. And it hurt. Again.

“Speaking of the president, how is she?”
DAMMIT
Sorry. I slipped.

The characters are beautifully well-rounded, through what they say themselves and as seen through others’ eyes. Rose, calm and more together than all of them; Vincent so obnoxious and yet the one who breaks my heart more than anyone (until someone else does); Ryan, who … well, about whom the less said the better. Kara, one of those people who makes for a great fictional character but would be a horrible companion – a nice person to visit but … The Interviewer is enigmatic, with a patina of tragedy that is never explained (here).

I love the format of the book, told through interviews and journal entries, news items and transcriptions. Neuvel does a wonderful job of building both character and plot in a style which could in other hands be patchwork. The emotional roller-coaster was a total surprise when I read it first, and was every bit as wrenching this time. I can see myself reading this annually.

I think this is one of those books I have a hard time reviewing. I got the book from the library, saw the format and went to look for an audiobook. Despite the fact that it took me a very long time to finish the audiobook, I was absolutely right in picking it up. The audiobook, was amazing. If you like audiobooks with multiple narratives and a story that listens and feels like an old radio show, this was fantastic for that. I thought the actors in this audiobook did a great job with it and I was never really bored.

The format of the book itself is done in interviews. The basis of the story is about a giant hand that get’s found by a little girl named Rose, who falls through the Earth and lands onto its palm. She then grows up and basically dedicates her entire life on this project trying to figure out where the hand came from and is put in charge of putting this thing together as they uncover more pieces around the world.
I thought this was so interesting. I know a lot of people have an issue with the fact that the book is done as an interview so they felt like the book lacked something. I personally had a lot of fun with this and I felt like I was listening to these people tell a real story of their experience and the actors did a great job with portraying emotions through it. It felt personal and kind of real.

The book has a lot going for it. It’s a science fiction, but it almost doesn’t read like it. A lot of this book focuses on finding this giant robot and the political effects of it, since the robot is found in places outside of the USA. So there’s government conspiracy, political power struggle, and the possibility of a giant alien robot and who might have made this and why is it being uncovered now.

I found it interesting, exciting, I liked the format, it was super easy to get into and it’s one of those science fiction books that does not deal with a lot of science fiction jargon I guess, so it wasn’t hard to follow. The characters because of the interview style really grew on me and for that I will be continuing the next book in audio format as well.

This is the first book I completed in audiobook, but I did follow along with a physical book as well a lot of times to keep my mind from drifting. Also, if I missed something it was just easier to reread it in the book. I don’t typically like audiobooks, but I found that I just really liked this one, especially with the multiple narratives.

Beyond spectacular! I can't believe it took me so long to read this gem! Highly recommended!