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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
When I was a kid, up through high school, Arthur C. Clarke was my favorite author, and although I'd say that [b:Childhood’s End|414999|Childhood’s End|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320552628l/414999._SY75_.jpg|209414] is my favorite novel of his, [b:2001: A Space Odyssey|70535|2001 A Space Odyssey|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432468943l/70535._SY75_.jpg|208362] is definitely the most influential and iconic, and I think one of the best sci-fi novels ever written. True, the novel was written along with the screenplay of the film, but the source is a short story called The Sentinal written by Clarke himself. He was a visionary of hard sci-fi, stretching the limits of the imagination while still remaining within the limits of scientific plausibility. Even the novels he co-authored later in life were good, and I have a feeling it was mostly his ideas that formed the basis of them. In any case, he lived long and prospered, and he was important to my education in the sciences, so I owe him a lot :)
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
a book that starts from the beginnings of time and ends with godhood. we see how we are truly infants in the sense of cosmic scale and it had me existential with a lot of thoughts about our existence.
it had some weak points and some scenes were hard to imagine so I dropped a star, but this is a book with a five star premise and the introduction is the most amazing piece of story ever writteb
it had some weak points and some scenes were hard to imagine so I dropped a star, but this is a book with a five star premise and the introduction is the most amazing piece of story ever writteb
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m getting real nervous about this AI business since it seems like Sci fi has been foreshadowing our future for a while now. I love that this came from 1968. The 50+ year old Sci fi laid a great foundation for many of our current day authors. I’m impressed with the research that must have gone into this especially pre-instant search result internet availability. Can one person enjoy all the great space books with there being so many?
Tegelijkertijd met het script voor de gelijknamige film geschreven science-fictionroman. Vergeleken met de film stukken wijdloperiger, hoewel er per saldo niet echt meer gebeurt.
De talloze 'wetenschappelijke wetenswaardigheden' maken het wel een erg typisch product van science fiction, maar hoewel ze literair ietwat storend zijn, maken ze de soms ongelofelijke en vage gebeurtenissen wel aannemelijk en voorstelbaar. Sowieso is de roman - zeker vergeleken met de film - wat uitleggerig, wat ervoor zorgt dat ik nu eindelijk begrijp wat er in de film nu precies gebeurt.
Geen literair meesterwerk dus, maar net als de film door het goed uitgewerkte idee en de gedurfde uitwerking in drie praktisch ongerelateerde episodes (DRIE verschillende hoofdpersonen!) wel origineel.
De talloze 'wetenschappelijke wetenswaardigheden' maken het wel een erg typisch product van science fiction, maar hoewel ze literair ietwat storend zijn, maken ze de soms ongelofelijke en vage gebeurtenissen wel aannemelijk en voorstelbaar. Sowieso is de roman - zeker vergeleken met de film - wat uitleggerig, wat ervoor zorgt dat ik nu eindelijk begrijp wat er in de film nu precies gebeurt.
Geen literair meesterwerk dus, maar net als de film door het goed uitgewerkte idee en de gedurfde uitwerking in drie praktisch ongerelateerde episodes (DRIE verschillende hoofdpersonen!) wel origineel.