A review by devfor96
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Interesting statements on the fall of empire and the idea of overarching historical trends. However, as with most other foundation stories from Asimov I personally found the characters flat and forgettable. This book felt like it was trying to be a bit more character driven than some of the other Foundation novels I had read and I honestly was not interested in those moments. That said, if you like history and philosophy, this book as well as Foundation and Empire are worth a read for the overarching societal ideas that they put forward and play with throughout.