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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Nowhere near as powerful as the first book, but well written and worthwhile.
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
An adventure about what it means to be human, if only by comparing baseline humanity with the all-but-definite opposite.
Puzzling at times, confusing at others, but eye opening at all times, this book will walk you though challenges and the tribulations of a small esoteric hivemind, it's companions, and one field biologist.
Puzzling at times, confusing at others, but eye opening at all times, this book will walk you though challenges and the tribulations of a small esoteric hivemind, it's companions, and one field biologist.
The exploration of transhumanism was very fun. The story was good, but not as riveting as Blindsight. I was a bit disappointed that the this book didn't continue where blindsight ended.
Very clever, but bit too wordy and preachy for me at times. One at times has to dig for the plot under the sleet of technojargon continually washing and washing over the prose
Two thirds of the book is boring filler; still has some good ideas/cool stuff in it, but you're paying full price for what basically is a short story.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not BAD…but not as disciplined or impactful (in terms of narrative & transmission of ideas) a book as Blindsight was. Still tarrying in some fascinating biological and technological possibilities, but it felt like—with all of Earth to contend with, rather than a story-universe primarily contained within a ship—Watts let the story get away from him.
This is not a mind-blowing novel, but a mind-big-bang one. Blindsight and Echopraxia are the best exploration of consciousness in the history of science-fiction literature.
Good, but felt nowhere near as mind-blowing to me as Blindsight, so I was disappointed.