Reviews

Tau Zero by Poul Anderson

avalin1's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

michinio's review against another edition

3.0

Considering my admiration to almost any kind of sci-fi, especially from the classic author, I was odd that I could hardly finish this one. It is surprisingly boring.

არადა რა მაგარი რამე შეიძლებოდა ყოფილიყო - მშვენიერი იდეაა, თან რა გაქანებისა და მასშტაბის... მაგრამ შესრულება არის ძააააააალიან საშუალო, ძალიან! :(

ju_shi's review against another edition

Soft DNF, need to find a better format.

xeno2318's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-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

3.75

psoglav's review against another edition

3.0

My rating: ★★★

books_and_keys's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

rebesaurusrex's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoyed the last third of the book but found the first two-thirds to be pretty tedious. I didn't get in to it until the story shifted more to the science and less to the relationship drama.

hakimbriki's review against another edition

2.0

Good premise, cool hard sci-fi postulate, terrible everything else.

I really feel like Tau Zero would have worked much better as a short story. It's a short novel (about 200 pages), and it is fast-paced (no pun intended)... but it still felt drawn out and partly soporific. The dialogue tied to the romantic intrigue (which, intrinsically, was the worst part of this novel) numbed the hell out of my mind. I wasn't a fan of most of the protagonists, and there's a strong deus ex machina running through the whole ending.

manuflo97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

magykmancer's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5