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seldonsplan's review
4.0
It was almost great, but I really didn't like the very ending. The story generally was great but the last couple of paragraphs I just found odd and out of place with the overall tone of the entire series.
misianyc's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.0
freeleo's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
talne's review
3.0
Spoiler free - A lackluster conclusion to the saga, some cool ideas and lore cannot save this from being a read-only for Foundation diehards.
Spoilers
The final entry in the Foundation saga, and one that has some really great lore tie-ins with Asimov’s Robot series of novels, ultimately ends flat for me. One of the best parts of the original Foundation trilogy was the epic ideas wrapped up in psychohistory, an obviously fictional concept, but one still based in sound scientific principals. One of the core concepts of Foundation and Earth is this idea that our main character, Golan Trevize, has such a powerful sense of intuition, that the fate of the entire galaxy was given over to him. It’s never elaborated on why or how Golan is always right, but the novel ends with it still being true. It feels like a huge logic gap and missed opportunity that was never addressed.
Add in that Golan is a raging asshole for most of the book, and a healthy dose of weird sexism, bigotry and obsession with the female body from Asimov, there is better science fiction to read today.
Spoilers
The final entry in the Foundation saga, and one that has some really great lore tie-ins with Asimov’s Robot series of novels, ultimately ends flat for me. One of the best parts of the original Foundation trilogy was the epic ideas wrapped up in psychohistory, an obviously fictional concept, but one still based in sound scientific principals. One of the core concepts of Foundation and Earth is this idea that our main character, Golan Trevize, has such a powerful sense of intuition, that the fate of the entire galaxy was given over to him. It’s never elaborated on why or how Golan is always right, but the novel ends with it still being true. It feels like a huge logic gap and missed opportunity that was never addressed.
Add in that Golan is a raging asshole for most of the book, and a healthy dose of weird sexism, bigotry and obsession with the female body from Asimov, there is better science fiction to read today.
rocky_jenkins's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Loved this book.
derhindemith's review
3.0
It was good. Bit of a deus ex machina at the end, but I like the general conclusion that he comes up with to solve the problem he created.
As far as an Edgar Rice Burroughs-style exploratory novel, it was much better than the Lovecraft ones I read, so there's that…
As far as an Edgar Rice Burroughs-style exploratory novel, it was much better than the Lovecraft ones I read, so there's that…