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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
This book was SO GOOD. The way the plot built up to the eclipse was done expertly. I was invested in the characters and story pretty much immediately. I adored the different approaches to the inevitability of the eclipse: not just astronomy, but psychology, archaeology, and media. My favorite part was the way the writing weaved those approaches together into a delicious, slowly growing tension to that moment of the eclipse itself. The tension broke after the eclipse, obviously, but it built again slightly in the aftermath to an engaging conclusion. At times, especially during and after the eclipse, the book had significant horror elements. The effects on a species of discovering that the universe is far more vast than they ever could have imagined was believable, terrifying, and thoroughly explored. Highly recommend.
Nightfall is one of my early reads in SF genre, and after all these years I can still feel the eerie feeling that I felt after read the last word of the story.
My rating could be bias for some people. As in other Asimov stories, we seek the gems in the ideas. So, if some people said the characterizations or plots of his works are not great, I can't disagree. But Nightfall has good world building and surprisingly better than average execution for Asimov's works. The execution successfully made me understood by heartthe story.
Majority of Asimov stories have interesting ideas and raised your interest, Nightfall could raised your interest and emotions.
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PS: the last paragraph is heavily influenced by Terence. I like his definition of Favorite books.
My rating could be bias for some people. As in other Asimov stories, we seek the gems in the ideas. So, if some people said the characterizations or plots of his works are not great, I can't disagree. But Nightfall has good world building and surprisingly better than average execution for Asimov's works. The execution successfully made me understood by heart
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the potential madness of people inMajority of Asimov stories have interesting ideas and raised your interest, Nightfall could raised your interest and emotions.
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PS: the last paragraph is heavily influenced by Terence. I like his definition of Favorite books.