Finished 09/27/23
Better than the movie.
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
adventurous mysterious medium-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

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das ist so gähnend langweilig, wieso habe ich es gelesen?
adventurous inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For the first 70%, I found 2001: A Space Odyssey pretty boring. If I’d been reading it instead of listening, I probably would’ve put it down. The ape-men section dragged on way too long, and after that, all the characters seemed like the same guy with different names. I also struggled with the HAL arc—while I get why he’d want to eliminate the two crew members who didn’t know the real mission, I didn’t understand why he’d kill the others who were in cryosleep and already knew.

I gave it 3 stars because, while it didn’t fully connect with me, I can appreciate the ambition behind it.
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No