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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At some point I will make it back to this but this is a brutal listening experience, I dont know whats happening but I would like to know whats happening. Kind of an interesting book but not enough for me to finish it right now.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not what I was expecting at all. Not fully in love with the structure/tone but definitely curious to see where he takes this. The book feels like it’s setting up for the rest of the series and is mainly for world building.
Questo primo libro aiuta molto a capire la particolarità della serie di Asimov. L'idea alla base è intrigante e molto ben sviluppata. I personaggi sono descritti superficialmente, coerentemente con la storia: l'importanza viene data alle masse, non agli individui, perché la psicostoria "prevede" il futuro basandosi, appunto, sulle reazioni di società intere agli sviluppi tecnologici, politici ed economici che vivranno. L'unico vero difetto che posso riconoscere è che i personaggi sono un po' tutti uguali, stessa personalità e quasi identico modo di agire.
Recensione completa✨
Recensione completa✨
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is certainly a zippy read; I was looking for something light, and it hit the spot for sure. The whole conceit is sort of odd: At the beginning of the book, it is announced that a character has successfully predicted the future for thousands of years, and the rest of the book is just a series of confirmations that all of his predictions are 100% correct. It's certainly an unconventional approach to plotting, and it's somewhat surprising how gripping the book is given that approach.
I think every serious genre fan wants deep in their hearts for their favourite works to be recognized as literature, not just genre fiction. Well, this is not that. Still very happy I read it, and will read the next one for sure!
Oh, and the names are ridiculous.
I think every serious genre fan wants deep in their hearts for their favourite works to be recognized as literature, not just genre fiction. Well, this is not that. Still very happy I read it, and will read the next one for sure!
Oh, and the names are ridiculous.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
structure - 3/5. 5 part dichotomy is a bit disjointed
depth - 2/5. direct consequence of structure, don't get much development of characters. the ideas (psychohistory, trade/religion being used as means of control) were interesting though.
prose - 3/5. good, nothing exceptional
overall round up to 3/5
depth - 2/5. direct consequence of structure, don't get much development of characters. the ideas (psychohistory, trade/religion being used as means of control) were interesting though.
prose - 3/5. good, nothing exceptional
overall round up to 3/5
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very interesting SF book. It sets a future into motion then builds and builds. There isn't much in terms of fantasy but the idea of scale and scope of our future and everything being interconnected while bringing war, economy, religion, and commerce altogether under science tells a great story