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diegolau's review against another edition
5.0
¡Increíble cuento corto! Resolvió muchas de las dudas que de cualquier manera no tienen respuesta.
neka_l03's review against another edition
4.0
Def an interesting concept, recommended by my thermodynamics professor.
narayan17's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
eni_se's review against another edition
5.0
This was weirdly funny. I mean, it’s not a humor book but somehow it was really funny. Existentialism is funny because of its absurdity I suppose. This book asks the question of: if science and technology become so advanced would they be essentially indistinguishable from God? And also, maybe, for the ultimate question about cosmology, what happens when all entropy reached the maximum, and will humanity will be there to see it in some shape or form? It’s a very cool short story.
The only nitpicks are that it’s a little weird that hundreds of years into the future, humanity still has binary genders and are using feet to measure distances haha whaat—especially weird considering humanity becomes a multi galactic species, so why would the default measure for distance be feet??Also, a choice that humanity never encountered other living species here.
The only nitpicks are that it’s a little weird that hundreds of years into the future, humanity still has binary genders and are using feet to measure distances haha whaat—especially weird considering humanity becomes a multi galactic species, so why would the default measure for distance be feet??Also, a choice that humanity never encountered other living species here.
vigneswara_prabhu's review against another edition
4.0
It need to be mentioned again; But Asimov's Flair in translating complex scientific principles to meaningful, comprehensible and Enthralling Prose is Peerless.
perilous1's review against another edition
3.0
Sweeping and vast. (And I mean that in a number of ways.)
It's a quick but thoughtful read. Not much by way of characterization or empathy-building among any of the passing characters. It's purpose is more so to convey a broad scope idea revolving around both entropy and nihilism. (The Universe will eventually run down and go cold and nothing--and no one--will have mattered.)
The premise ultimately takes the chicken-or-the-egg question to a whole other level, and ends with a... bang. >.>
It's a quick but thoughtful read. Not much by way of characterization or empathy-building among any of the passing characters. It's purpose is more so to convey a broad scope idea revolving around both entropy and nihilism. (The Universe will eventually run down and go cold and nothing--and no one--will have mattered.)
The premise ultimately takes the chicken-or-the-egg question to a whole other level, and ends with a... bang. >.>