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A review by erebus42
The Forge of God by Greg Bear
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Slow burn but once it kicks off, phew. God damn I gotta stop reading existential sci-fi, this shits got me crying at work :((
The only reason The Forge of God isn’t a 5, is because admittedly I did struggle a little bit at first! It’s definitely a bit of a slow start and the age shows too; it feels very retro sci-fi: Dense, slow, dialogue heavy, with a lot of characters. Futility, hopelessness, and struggle for meaning under overwhelming adversity are constantly beaten into the reader. There’s quite a few twists as things start to pick up, and boy does the ending just punch you in the gut.
I believe I stumbled upon this book while wiki-holing and reading up on the Fermi Paradox (specifically the dark forest hypothesis/beserker hypothesis). I gotta say, top 5 books I’ve found via Wikipedia lol
I need a break from sci-fi!
The only reason The Forge of God isn’t a 5, is because admittedly I did struggle a little bit at first! It’s definitely a bit of a slow start and the age shows too; it feels very retro sci-fi: Dense, slow, dialogue heavy, with a lot of characters. Futility, hopelessness, and struggle for meaning under overwhelming adversity are constantly beaten into the reader. There’s quite a few twists as things start to pick up, and boy does the ending just punch you in the gut.
I believe I stumbled upon this book while wiki-holing and reading up on the Fermi Paradox (specifically the dark forest hypothesis/beserker hypothesis). I gotta say, top 5 books I’ve found via Wikipedia lol
I need a break from sci-fi!