3.42 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious medium-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

Strong story not big fan of ending.

Misogyny
adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Lots of fun.

not as good as foundation series.

the ending was the most ridiculous way to finish an otherwise good book

Perhaps I'm tiring of Asimov's style or format, or perhaps it's because I barely considered this story science fiction compared to the Asimov I'm used to reading.

It was a good adventure story, full of intrigue and plot twists - but I could have done a series of global search and replace operations in MS Word and made it historical fiction set in some ancient Earth empire.

Furthermore, the ending was a little neat and tidy for my taste. More so than is typical of the author.

Also, I just get uncomfortable when Asimov writes romantic sub-plots. I think it's the mutton-chops.
adventurous mysterious tense medium-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: No

Asimov is the master.