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sayuricharbel's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lectorliber04's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed the plot and more so because I can see the different paths leading to the Foundations series. Spacers vs Earth, Robots vs humans and the foreshadowing of pyschohistory. Sometimes one or two characters made reference to robots or characters from the short stories in I Robot. The picture is getting clearer as to what is to come. Robots Daneel and Giskard are becoming central in the development of the whole story leading up to the creation of the Galactic Empire and its demise. Fascinating to see it unfolding. At the start I thought Daneel was the one to watch out for but... Giskard threw a curved ball and one I didn't see coming until Bailey figure it out. This is getting so interesting!
popcorndiva's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars
As always, I am excited to be continuing on with the Robots/Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. I was pretty disappointed with the previous book, but I’m happy to say that I loved this one!
One of my biggest complaints in the previous book was Elijah’s attitude towards the robots. I feel like his whole story line in the first book had been focused on showing his changing attitude towards robots and space and most of book 2 was a regression in character development. This book, however, was wonderful in that regard. We saw some glimpses of prejudice towards robots at the beginning of the novel, but by the end I feel that he has really come to accept robots and even admit that he has some love for Daneel. It was beautiful to see him learn to love what he hated in the beginning.
The relationship between Daneel and Elijah was so well explored in this book! I loved seeing them both have moments of affection and worry for one another. Especially, Elijah. It was also fascinating to see Elijah’s other relationships develop. I’m not the biggest fan of Gladia, but their relationship was well explored and ended on a nice note. I also just loved seeing Elijah interact with Giskard. Their relationship was the ultimate exploration of Elijah’s character growth.
The logic and reasoning in solving cases was as wonderful here as it was in the first book. I love a good detective story, especially when the investigation follows a fairly believable path. I’d really like to reread this because it is revealed at the end that Asimov definitely left some clues to who committed the crime throughout the story and I didn’t catch any of them until they were explained. One of my favorite aspects of these books is the use of logic and this book definitely didn’t disappoint.
Overall, this was a great installment in the series! I loved the way it wrapped up Elijah’s character arc and story line. I cannot wait for the libraries to reopen so I can snag the next book in the series!
As always, I am excited to be continuing on with the Robots/Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. I was pretty disappointed with the previous book, but I’m happy to say that I loved this one!
One of my biggest complaints in the previous book was Elijah’s attitude towards the robots. I feel like his whole story line in the first book had been focused on showing his changing attitude towards robots and space and most of book 2 was a regression in character development. This book, however, was wonderful in that regard. We saw some glimpses of prejudice towards robots at the beginning of the novel, but by the end I feel that he has really come to accept robots and even admit that he has some love for Daneel. It was beautiful to see him learn to love what he hated in the beginning.
The relationship between Daneel and Elijah was so well explored in this book! I loved seeing them both have moments of affection and worry for one another. Especially, Elijah. It was also fascinating to see Elijah’s other relationships develop. I’m not the biggest fan of Gladia, but their relationship was well explored and ended on a nice note. I also just loved seeing Elijah interact with Giskard. Their relationship was the ultimate exploration of Elijah’s character growth.
The logic and reasoning in solving cases was as wonderful here as it was in the first book. I love a good detective story, especially when the investigation follows a fairly believable path. I’d really like to reread this because it is revealed at the end that Asimov definitely left some clues to who committed the crime throughout the story and I didn’t catch any of them until they were explained. One of my favorite aspects of these books is the use of logic and this book definitely didn’t disappoint.
Overall, this was a great installment in the series! I loved the way it wrapped up Elijah’s character arc and story line. I cannot wait for the libraries to reopen so I can snag the next book in the series!
fastasashark's review against another edition
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
ewerton's review against another edition
5.0
Esse foi louco! Baley mais uma vez metendo o louco em Sideral e mostrando que aqui é terráqueo, porra! Asimov, brilhante como sempre. Agora é continuar a saga.
bkoser's review against another edition
4.0
This series is fine. But I've heard good things about the Empire and Foundation series, and I'm a completionist. So on we go.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
taxideadaisy's review against another edition
4.0
Moves along briskly, yet with more verve, detail, liveliness, etc., than we've seen from Asimov before.
With the best sf style, provides irresistible reflections or gentle criticisms of our own cultures by allowing us to see aspects of ourselves in other contexts.
With the best sf style, provides irresistible reflections or gentle criticisms of our own cultures by allowing us to see aspects of ourselves in other contexts.
dbeaver77's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.25
While this book has a larger twist than the previous two in the series, the events and dialogue leading up to the reveal of the mystery is 2x as long and the reveal itself is 1/2 as long. However, the reveal at the end is more surprising and interesting than the others.
devinb333's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
mvhs40's review against another edition
4.0
Like most of his books slow to start and in the middle but the end everything is pushed out and is really good pacing was a big issue with Asimov apparently