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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Different than, but in sync with, the Kubrick film.
My favorite part is where Heywood Floyd uses an iPad (seriously, Clarke gets everything right 40 years before Steve Jobs "invents" it.)
My favorite part is where Heywood Floyd uses an iPad (seriously, Clarke gets everything right 40 years before Steve Jobs "invents" it.)
super epic sauce. however the movie is better. take that with a grain of salt though i think i just like movies more than books
adventurous
fast-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
3.5*
This is likely a good starter book for sci-fi. Unfortunately it hasn’t aged as well as others from its time. I had a little giggle when Clarke said the earth was going to run out of food because ~gasp~ there were six BILLION people on the planet!
Anyway, the pedal only hits the floor at the end. I felt like I was just coasting for most of the novel—just like the discovery, but that was going at speeds of km/s, not a few pages before predictable events ended another short chapter.
I am glad I knocked this off of the Sci-Fi canon list, but wouldn’t read it again. I’m not sure I’ll finish the series either.
This is likely a good starter book for sci-fi. Unfortunately it hasn’t aged as well as others from its time. I had a little giggle when Clarke said the earth was going to run out of food because ~gasp~ there were six BILLION people on the planet!
Anyway, the pedal only hits the floor at the end. I felt like I was just coasting for most of the novel—just like the discovery, but that was going at speeds of km/s, not a few pages before predictable events ended another short chapter.
I am glad I knocked this off of the Sci-Fi canon list, but wouldn’t read it again. I’m not sure I’ll finish the series either.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
A sci-fi epic for the ages. This should be a book you've read if you love the genre.
I had a really hard time finishing this book. And after I was finished, I had no idea what I had read.
Descriptive and thought-provoking, with no words minced. Most of the characters are stoic scientists who internalize their thoughts, which leads to some dry interactions. Still great though