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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love books that are futuristic but don't depend on it as the main plot element. I think this one is interesting mostly for the scientific ideas and the very realistic way the development of the space elevator is described.
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite types of sci-fi. What would it be like to simply construct a space elevator?
Not sure why the discovery of alien life was necessary, but an interesting diversion in any case.
Not sure why the discovery of alien life was necessary, but an interesting diversion in any case.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Clarke is my favorite of the hard sci-fi authors because, though he very much wrote in service of speculative ideas, he always managed to inject just enough humanity, and avoid getting too bogged down in technical minutiae to avoid being accused of being dry. This book is about the building of a space elevator, a structure which allows cargo an people to get into space without the use of rockets. It won a bunch of awards, and is a good read.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
two words: space elevator....
short plot description: in the not so far future a very determined engineer wants to build Earth's first space elevator on the site were about 2000 years earlier a king build another marvel of engineering but has to overcome many obstacles, both scientific and political...
my thoughts: Clarke at his best. Science is sound as always but also presented in a non-boring fashion, the subplot regarding the building of the palace 2000 years early is interesting, the characters don't annoy me in the way they sometimes do in a Clarke novel. Only the subplot regarding alien visitors (similar to the first Rama) feels tacked on and it seems to me that Clarke used this device only for some preaching of his opinions.
All in all a very good book for everyone who likes science based sci-fi
short plot description: in the not so far future a very determined engineer wants to build Earth's first space elevator on the site were about 2000 years earlier a king build another marvel of engineering but has to overcome many obstacles, both scientific and political...
my thoughts: Clarke at his best. Science is sound as always but also presented in a non-boring fashion, the subplot regarding the building of the palace 2000 years early is interesting, the characters don't annoy me in the way they sometimes do in a Clarke novel. Only the subplot regarding alien visitors (similar to the first Rama) feels tacked on and it seems to me that Clarke used this device only for some preaching of his opinions.
All in all a very good book for everyone who likes science based sci-fi