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A review by colindem
The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov
2.0
I’m easily amused by plot twists, so I had moments of fun, and it’s still sf and still catchy to follow people in outer space trying to find hidden worlds, but I think that’s all…
The political background is sooo poor, the bad guys are called the Tyranni, the emperor is the khan (if you use historical elements to create your world, please do it properly, I don’t see any similiraties between the monghol nomadic khanat and this empire except that they are BAD GUYS), and SPOILER ALERT the weapon that will save the Galaxy is… the Constitution of the USA. I just laughed at these last words. I read in another review that it was the editor wish that Asimov put it in his book… that’s sad.
And it’s SO sexist. You can find in 1 star Nicholas review a few quotes. The only female character is a spoiled girl who can’t behave herself on a spaceship, who complains about the lack of space, who manipulates other men, and whenever she gets clever, she still fails and needs to be rescued by men. And of course a good part of what is written about her is about her physical cannonical beauty.
I was used to Asimov’s sexism but he managed to exceed my expectations here. I think I prefer a book like Foundation where there’s virtually no female character and you can just imagine some of these men as women…
The political background is sooo poor, the bad guys are called the Tyranni, the emperor is the khan (if you use historical elements to create your world, please do it properly, I don’t see any similiraties between the monghol nomadic khanat and this empire except that they are BAD GUYS), and SPOILER ALERT the weapon that will save the Galaxy is… the Constitution of the USA. I just laughed at these last words. I read in another review that it was the editor wish that Asimov put it in his book… that’s sad.
And it’s SO sexist. You can find in 1 star Nicholas review a few quotes. The only female character is a spoiled girl who can’t behave herself on a spaceship, who complains about the lack of space, who manipulates other men, and whenever she gets clever, she still fails and needs to be rescued by men. And of course a good part of what is written about her is about her physical cannonical beauty.
I was used to Asimov’s sexism but he managed to exceed my expectations here. I think I prefer a book like Foundation where there’s virtually no female character and you can just imagine some of these men as women…