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rentheunclean 's review for:
Sundiver
by David Brin
Sundiver isn't very good. The premise is interesting, but not so much as the world the book takes place in. The plot, characters and writing, however can't really deliver on any of it.
The main character is essentially a completely uninteresting version of a Mary Sue, presented as infinitely capable with a mysterious past that is never really explored. All of the problems in the novel are obviously just waiting for him to solve them effortlessly.
The problems facing the sundiver crew are sort of nonsensical and contrived, with mostly obvious antagonists doing pointless things, seemingly only to further the plot. Even when there are twists, they are just kind of uninteresting, nonsensical, and pointless.
The only redemption this book has is Brin's wider universe of patrons and uplifted races, which is apparently more important in his later books, and only has a minor intersection with this story.
Even if you are interested in this world (the only reason I read this book!) you should absolutely skip this one.
The main character is essentially a completely uninteresting version of a Mary Sue, presented as infinitely capable with a mysterious past that is never really explored. All of the problems in the novel are obviously just waiting for him to solve them effortlessly.
The problems facing the sundiver crew are sort of nonsensical and contrived, with mostly obvious antagonists doing pointless things, seemingly only to further the plot. Even when there are twists, they are just kind of uninteresting, nonsensical, and pointless.
The only redemption this book has is Brin's wider universe of patrons and uplifted races, which is apparently more important in his later books, and only has a minor intersection with this story.
Even if you are interested in this world (the only reason I read this book!) you should absolutely skip this one.