Reviews

The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov

c8_19's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

4.0

freedle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Someone please travel in time and tell Isaac Asimov that he should stick to writing robots instead of

straight romances.

Also.

the U.S. Constitution? Really? Are you going to take *that* as a basis to create "a better intergalactic system"?

The book is clearly a reflection of its time, and (to some extent) should be judged accordingly. 

The plot was good, pretty good ideas there, but the execution wasn't the best. Too many plot twists at the end, which made it hard to 1. believe them and 2. keep track of everything during the last parts of the book.

The characters? I don't think any of them is salvageable, but

the Autarch. He felt more complex than the others, his motivations made sense to some extent

, but other than that I couldn't bring myself to care about anyone in this book. Biron deserves the record of the character I've disliked quicker in my reading experience. I was on page 2 and I already found him annoying. 

Not the best reading, but not the worst either.

yvarg's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

aja1227's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.25

social_lurking's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

baphomeow's review against another edition

dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

s_h_a_r_i's review against another edition

2.0

This must be the most disappointing book by Asimov I've ever read. As imaginative and brilliant as he might have been, Asimov just wasn't that great at writing romance. But I think I'll forgive him, since I read that even he didn't like the book very much.

mkpatt's review against another edition

4.0

A fast, easy read. The protagonist I hated, but the rest of the characters were good. The protagonist was too whiney and childish for my tastes. It was an enjoyable audiobook and Asimov remains one of my favorite authors.

mawzer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

centaurea's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0