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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
I love time travel books. However The End of Eternity is less a fictional tale of time travel rather then pure science fiction with a huge emphasis on the scientific portion of the equation.
The characters feel a bit robotic and I just never really cared about the characters or how everything wraps up. Time Travel should be more fun then this!
The characters feel a bit robotic and I just never really cared about the characters or how everything wraps up. Time Travel should be more fun then this!
I wouldn’t typically use the word “lovely” to describe an Asimov novel - but, this one felt like a lovely little foray while midway through the foundation novel. Made all the better by having started with the Robot and then Galactic Empire novels.
adventurous
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:
Complicated
overall not very interesting in addition to an absurd premise. ends with an obvious "trials are necessary for triumphs" moral lesson, assuming that humans expanding and colonizing different planets (before other intelligent life) is a triumph. so basically if we have the ability to change the future (which we do, technically, without time travel) he's arguing that we should not try to reduce suffering because capitalism is too important.
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Asimov had me in the first half, not gonna lie. That man knew what he was doing though, and I loved how the book and character resolved. I also really loved how self aware it was.
Reading this in 2024 was so fun, especially with the ending because now we're the infinity reality! Noys was a slay, and I was really worried it was gonna be a "oh no this man doesn't know how to write women"
Definitely had a few "aur naur the incel" notes, but again Asimov knew what he was doing lol
Really really loved how Asimov decided to represent Eternity & Infinity in this book and the "ideals" of both. Also think he did a great job of showing that "the greater good" is so nebulous when left up to silly lil humans. Was fun reading this with a belief in God and watching everyone toil lol
Also lowkey a great execution of the miscommunication trope
Reading this in 2024 was so fun, especially with the ending
Definitely had a few "aur naur the incel" notes, but again Asimov knew what he was doing lol
Really really loved how Asimov decided to represent Eternity & Infinity in this book and the "ideals" of both. Also think he did a great job of showing that "the greater good" is so nebulous when left up to silly lil humans. Was fun reading this with a belief in God and watching everyone toil lol
Also lowkey a great execution of the miscommunication trope
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found the book was a bit grim and flat throughout. However, the ending was quite exciting and satisfying. Rating it three stars instead of four because the ending alone does not make the book.
The main character of this book was unlikeable in pretty much every way, and I had hoped he'd be redeemed at the end to no avail. What saved this book for me was the last bit, where revelations and tying up loose ends almost made up for the unexplained yet rampant sexism in the majority of the book. Without the clever ending, this book would definitely have been less than three stars.
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No