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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Interesting concept and I’m sure I’ll be told that I’m wrong but I just didn’t really enjoy it.
Lem’s exploration of first contact - in this story being far out of human control - and the effect it has on the players of the book is not a ‘take’ I’d come across before. For some, the book’s strength will be in Kelvin’s long psychological and philosophical monologues - but o be brutally honest they just bored me.
It’s always difficult with translated texts too - any poeticism of the original work may well have been lost.
Lem’s exploration of first contact - in this story being far out of human control - and the effect it has on the players of the book is not a ‘take’ I’d come across before. For some, the book’s strength will be in Kelvin’s long psychological and philosophical monologues - but o be brutally honest they just bored me.
It’s always difficult with translated texts too - any poeticism of the original work may well have been lost.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
relaxing
sad
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:
Complicated
Story was okay, ideas were pretty cool, got super bogged down by the writing style.
dark
mysterious
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
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book really felt like it was two books fighting over control. On one hand, it's an interesting look at love--what faults are you willing to accept in someone you love? On the other hand, it's a fascinating first contact story that forces you to rethink the popular conventions of humanoid aliens.
Neither side of the story really had the chance to shine but they were both extremely interesting and novel. I was left unsatisfied at the end--which is possibly the point.
I wouldn't suggest to anyone that isn't a hardcore scifi fan who wanted to read "the classics" of the genre--or maybe a philosophy geek.
Neither side of the story really had the chance to shine but they were both extremely interesting and novel. I was left unsatisfied at the end--which is possibly the point.
I wouldn't suggest to anyone that isn't a hardcore scifi fan who wanted to read "the classics" of the genre--or maybe a philosophy geek.
emotional
mysterious
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
It had some every interesting concepts and although only 204 pages, it had sections that added little to the story. This would have been a great short story or perhaps a novella but as a novel the squeeze is not worth the juice
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes