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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
If you like your information theory with a side of wonder - look no further! The scope and ambition of this book is breathtaking - bordering on the insane. Insanely great that is. 10/10 recommend.
Ps incredibly prophetic. I can’t believe this book was written in 1994 and already anticipated cloud computing and the market for buying and selling compute. Pretty sure the author had access to a Time Machine or potentially an internally coherent simulation he could put on fast forward.
Ps incredibly prophetic. I can’t believe this book was written in 1994 and already anticipated cloud computing and the market for buying and selling compute. Pretty sure the author had access to a Time Machine or potentially an internally coherent simulation he could put on fast forward.
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
It's a good book, but some aspects really take concentration to understand.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
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
Just couldn't maintain enough concentration to finish. Definitely not the fault of the book and entirely my own.
I don't think I've ever done such a stark about-face on a book before; in the beginning I was really enjoying this but now I'm struggling to make myself read the last 50 pages, and after just having finished reading a much better book, I've come to the realisation that life's too short to hate-read books (because it's not bad enough for me to hate on enjoyably).
I genuinely enjoy the premise of the book; I find it quite original and well-thought-out with all the worldbuilding. I'm a fan of hard sci-fi (or at least I think I am) so all the technobabble was just up my alley. The writing style itself wasn't bad either, sorta matter-of-fact without being bland. I think the stumbling stone of the book for me was that the plot seems to have all but resolved itself at the 65% mark. From then on, there's just nothing compelling me to read more apart from a desire to get detail about the characters' experiences with immortality, and for whatever reason, I had no desire at all to do that.
I don't want to swear off the author completely, but maybe timing was just poor for this book.
I genuinely enjoy the premise of the book; I find it quite original and well-thought-out with all the worldbuilding. I'm a fan of hard sci-fi (or at least I think I am) so all the technobabble was just up my alley. The writing style itself wasn't bad either, sorta matter-of-fact without being bland. I think the stumbling stone of the book for me was that the plot seems to have all but resolved itself at the 65% mark. From then on, there's just nothing compelling me to read more apart from a desire to get detail about the characters' experiences with immortality, and for whatever reason, I had no desire at all to do that.
I don't want to swear off the author completely, but maybe timing was just poor for this book.
i enjoyed some parts of this book and found it relatively easy to read considering the confusing nature of the subject. but overall just not the genre for me
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes