4.03 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
challenging informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

relatively short. very trippy. awesome.
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Books should have ended with part 5
adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced
tense medium-paced
challenging mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a book I've had on my shelf for ages, and although I generally don't enjoy space stories as much as fantasy, this is a classic I've always wanted to read.

The characters were interesting enough, as was the premise. But I had real issue with the way that HAL just went bonkers and then was so quickly sidelined. It made the rest of the story feel odd and out of place. And that ending? Not sure what most of that was about, but wasn't enticing enough for me to continue.