315 reviews for:

The Stars, Like Dust

Isaac Asimov

3.42 AVERAGE

barry_sweezey's review against another edition

---

First Read: 1/1/74
11/19/09
5/6/16

Asimov says the chronological order of the books, in terms of future history is:
The Currents of Space (Galactic Empire #2)
The Stars, Like Dust - (Galactic Empire #1)
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire #3)

xamonster's review against another edition

4.0

---

I enjoyed this. I was a little surprised that the tech held up, despite being written in 1951. Go Asimov! I'm interested in continuing the series.

rypiansky's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious 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: No

tanyxscreams's review against another edition

2.0

---

Smooth yet exaggerated.

rwmurphy's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

matchesmalone's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

cjordahl's review against another edition

3.0

---

Eh... it was 'ok'... there are a couple of interesting characters, a couple of not too surprising twists. Oh, and a silly fascination with a specific physical document -- silly and romantic for thinking that a piece of treeware could be the key to an inter-galactic revolution. Asimov has an unappealing habit of writing clunky expository sentences for his characters. There are other problems that are excusable if you remember the book was published in 1951. Maybe I only '2-star' liked it, but it wasn't a burden to get through: it's interesting enough, easy reading enough, short enough.

youngserfs's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous mysterious fast-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

thereaderofbooks's review against another edition

3.0

---

I like his Robot and Foundation series better. This book was good, but I just enjoyed reading the other series more.

becksthewreck's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous slow-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