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heliofoe's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is horror sci-fi. I typically read sci-fi, but not horror. It's not my type of thing, because in horror people always have to do nonsensical things, and a lot of time is spent on describing horrific things that mostly bore me.
Having said that the first contact elements are interesting and the survival elements kept me going.
It doesn't surpass it's genre, which is a genre I don't enjoy, but if you do it's a solid 3/5.
Having said that the first contact elements are interesting and the survival elements kept me going.
It doesn't surpass it's genre, which is a genre I don't enjoy, but if you do it's a solid 3/5.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
livlovread's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Death
nickcallebs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, War, Gun violence, and Violence
wrzlprmft's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Hard science-fiction story about a big dumb object with horror elements.
If you want to read Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, read The Last Astronaut instead – unless you’re not into horror. Almost all the ideas of the classic Rendezvous with Rama are here, but on top you got an interesting cast, a political backstory, further ideas layered on top, an ending that is not vastly open, and, well, horror elements. It’s like a remake improving a good old movie making it better by using modern storytelling advances. On the other hand, if you already read Rendezvous with Rama, you might find this redundant in parts.
That being said, not all is excellent. Some of the political backstory and characters are a bit trite. There is some dissonance in science-fiction hardness, as one aspect is considerably softer (the human–I2 neural interface ). Also I consider the title and cover text somewhat misleading regarding the topical focus of the book.
If you want to read Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, read The Last Astronaut instead – unless you’re not into horror. Almost all the ideas of the classic Rendezvous with Rama are here, but on top you got an interesting cast, a political backstory, further ideas layered on top, an ending that is not vastly open, and, well, horror elements. It’s like a remake improving a good old movie making it better by using modern storytelling advances. On the other hand, if you already read Rendezvous with Rama, you might find this redundant in parts.
That being said, not all is excellent. Some of the political backstory and characters are a bit trite. There is some dissonance in science-fiction hardness, as one aspect is considerably softer (
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
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