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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Loved the world building of this one!
While I've found other prequels tend to focus in, and almost make their universes smaller, this book kept making me realize how big the Empire is - all whilestaying on a single planet !
A major theme of the OG trilogy was that the momentum of humanity is greater than the actions of abilities of any one human. The very existence of Hari Seldon & his psychohistory was god-like and disproving of the theme. To me, this book approached that exact point and humanized Seldon-he is absolutely not omniscient, and not acting alone, and psychohistory was never meant to be an end-all, be-all. He was literally accompanied byrobots , and dozens of other varieties of humans who helped him along the way.
Maybe to make up for Asimov 's prior lack of diversity, he introduced much more into the Empire. And although imperfect, I'm hooked on his writing style.
I was NOT predicting the reveal, and Asimov 's conversational explanations between characters are what I love - humans working out problems together (or with robots!!?! ).
The universe is big, and bold, and maybe filled with a bunch of -isms, but also a bunch of hope.
While I've found other prequels tend to focus in, and almost make their universes smaller, this book kept making me realize how big the Empire is - all while
A major theme of the OG trilogy was that the momentum of humanity is greater than the actions of abilities of any one human. The very existence of Hari Seldon & his psychohistory was god-like and disproving of the theme. To me, this book approached that exact point and humanized Seldon-he is absolutely not omniscient, and not acting alone, and psychohistory was never meant to be an end-all, be-all. He was literally accompanied by
Maybe to make up for Asimov 's prior lack of diversity, he introduced much more into the Empire. And although imperfect, I'm hooked on his writing style.
I was NOT predicting the reveal, and Asimov 's conversational explanations between characters are what I love - humans working out problems together (
The universe is big, and bold, and maybe filled with a bunch of -isms, but also a bunch of hope.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I remember really liking this book when I first read it 15 years ago. I tried again recently, and I just did not like it at all. Boring characters. Implicit sexism. Barely any plot. Blah.
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced