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goodkoopa's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't really start liking this book until near the end. You can tell the Aurthur C. Clarke probably didn't write any of it. The other guy did. And the other guy is clearly not a big of a nerd as Clarke, as there isn't as much focus on cool nerd stuff as the first book.
I wanted this book to be like the first one, about the cool space ship. But this sequel is more focused on the characters, who I wasn't really interested in. There is so much backstory that for the first half of the book I'm just like "get to the damn space ship already!".
And then they get to the space ship, and it starts getting cool. But then there is more backstory. And by the end of the book, we haven't really learned much else about Rama or the Ramans. None of the questions left hanging from the first book are answered. I guess that's okay because we are lead to believe there should be three books. I haven't read the third book yet, but I have a feeling that this second book could have been skipped.
I wanted this book to be like the first one, about the cool space ship. But this sequel is more focused on the characters, who I wasn't really interested in. There is so much backstory that for the first half of the book I'm just like "get to the damn space ship already!".
And then they get to the space ship, and it starts getting cool. But then there is more backstory. And by the end of the book, we haven't really learned much else about Rama or the Ramans. None of the questions left hanging from the first book are answered. I guess that's okay because we are lead to believe there should be three books. I haven't read the third book yet, but I have a feeling that this second book could have been skipped.
phinnner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
aarond30's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
dlxfuentes's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
If the first book is Alien then this is Aliens. Still sci-fi but a totally different track. Not so much introspective as it is a Crichton-esque thriller.
wvrs's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bozonbozonski's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ingrids's review against another edition
2.75
I really didn't like this book, yet I couldn't stop reading....The way the female characters are written is so so bad, and it is obvious that they are written by men. Especially the dialogue around the women. I also didn't like how the novel was so much more dramatic and relation-focused, compared to the first novel. I really appreciated the very black-and-white, matter-of-fact tone in the first book, which I missed in this second one. However, I was still so intruiged about the secrets of Rama that I couldn't stop reading, and am considering continuing the series, much to the surprise of myself!
breckenridge's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ryanwhitley's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is hard but I want to rate this book only on its own merit and not in comparison to RENDEZVOUS, as it would not be a fair comparison.
There are parts of RAMA II I really enjoyed, but much more of it I found uninteresting. It took far too long for the book to get us to space. The character focus didn’t work for me. I found some of the exploration scenes tense and exciting, and the ending sequence was very interesting. But the rest bloated what is really a fairly simple story.
I think my biggest mistake was reading this immediately after RENDEZVOUS. Don’t do that if you can help it. All in all this was a serviceable but ultimately forgettable sci fi novel. RENDEZVOUS, however, will always stick with me.
There are parts of RAMA II I really enjoyed, but much more of it I found uninteresting. It took far too long for the book to get us to space. The character focus didn’t work for me. I found some of the exploration scenes tense and exciting, and the ending sequence was very interesting. But the rest bloated what is really a fairly simple story.
I think my biggest mistake was reading this immediately after RENDEZVOUS. Don’t do that if you can help it. All in all this was a serviceable but ultimately forgettable sci fi novel. RENDEZVOUS, however, will always stick with me.