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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
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:
No
I decided to try to read this classic sci-fi series starting chronologically with the prelude so I can get the full story. I went in mostly blind other than knowing it was one of the greatest sci-fi stories of our time. Because of the time it was written and the characteristics of the author, the projections of the future are limited in terms of social structure. While it was interesting to read about the different worlds and how they are comprised, it was hard to suspend my disbelief to think that hundreds of thousands of years in the future human society would be so hung up on the gender binary. Given the original was written when gender norms were strictly enforced, and anything outside of that was rarely even considered, I’m not saying the author was necessarily misogynistic, but the views of men and women in a far advanced and future world are very dated.
I will say I was very pleasantly surprised by how engaging the writing is. I thought it would be more science/society based storytelling, but there’s some romance and mystery involved as well to keep me invested. I was genuinely surprised by the twist ending. I don’t know if I will read the entire series, but I plan on at least reading up through the first book in the Foundation trilogy before deciding if I’ll finish all of them.
I will say I was very pleasantly surprised by how engaging the writing is. I thought it would be more science/society based storytelling, but there’s some romance and mystery involved as well to keep me invested. I was genuinely surprised by the twist ending. I don’t know if I will read the entire series, but I plan on at least reading up through the first book in the Foundation trilogy before deciding if I’ll finish all of them.
adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would never have guessed that I would read this masterpiece of a book in French — but it was gifted to me by my Uncle, in French — so here I am. It is one of my best reads of the year so far. I had watched the show on Apple TV+ (first two seasons, still impatiently waiting for the other ones to come), and I had guessed that the book was really good. But I did not know it would be good to this extent. I can only imagine now how good the book must be in English. I have this one and several others of the series in French (also gifted to me by my Uncle), but I will switch to English as soon as I can. Reading a text that I know was written in English, in French can be a tad cringy at some points. That aside, I was impressed with how much of a visionary Asimov was. He nearly had figured out all the technologies we have today, but way back in the 1950s. I am simply astonished. Read it if you can!
adventurous
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
It was ok. How Hari got started. I was going to give just two stars through the first 90 chapters (that is >90% of the book).
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was way goofier than I expected and that frankly made it far more enjoyable than the last few in the series.