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A review by dc7
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
3.0
Robinson manages to paint an interesting picture of what life on Mars could be like. However, after an interesting beginning the book drags for a long time and wastes a lot of time discussing concepts in psychology and social sciences. At one point the author takes 5 pages to explain the four temperaments - and includes three illustrations. It mildly advances character development (which could have been done in a more engaging way!) but otherwise it's a waste of space. And that's just one example. A lot of the time I was under the impression that the author was more interested in discussing very general ideas than advancing the plot.
Around the middle the book picks up pace again. The part written from John Boone's point-of-view is quite engaging and interesting and made me wish more of the book (or all of it?) was written from his POV. I'm generally not a huge fan of Multi-POV books and especially in Red Mars I find many characters poorly developed.
The second half of the book as interesting enough but I won't be picking up the sequels.
Around the middle the book picks up pace again. The part written from John Boone's point-of-view is quite engaging and interesting and made me wish more of the book (or all of it?) was written from his POV. I'm generally not a huge fan of Multi-POV books and especially in Red Mars I find many characters poorly developed.
The second half of the book as interesting enough but I won't be picking up the sequels.