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A review by pinenoodle
The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl
2.0
Deux ex machina.
So this is a story about number theory, and alien invasions. And I really thought the two would come together in some clever way (despite the fact that it's hard to imagine how number theory and alien invasions would come together without some ridiculous deus ex...). But after the first third of the book, or so, it just kind of felt like they knew the book needed to move on towards the arrival of the aliens years and years down--with a few details here and there to set the ground for how humanity would react to the arrival. But a lot of it is pointless meandering.
So this is a story about number theory, and alien invasions. And I really thought the two would come together in some clever way (despite the fact that it's hard to imagine how number theory and alien invasions would come together without some ridiculous deus ex...). But after the first third of the book, or so, it just kind of felt like they knew the book needed to move on towards the arrival of the aliens years and years down--with a few details here and there to set the ground for how humanity would react to the arrival. But a lot of it is pointless meandering.