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jcoryv's review against another edition
5.0
This book is just brilliant. I haven't read a ton of Sci-Fi, so I don't have much to compare it too... but I REALLY enjoyed it.
poppysmic's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
jmdaly95's review against another edition
5.0
Book 11 of 40 for the 2015 Reading Challenge
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this year with attempting to read 40 books this year was to read some classic authors I had not read before or some of their other works that I had not read yet.
When it comes to Science Fiction Isaac Asimov is one the founding fathers of many of the ideas that todays science fiction originate from. I have read I Robot but wanted to also read some of his earlier works.
The End of Eternity was written in 1955 and can be seen as one of the first time travel stories when we talk about temporal incursions and paradoxes. All of which we have seen revisited in Back to the Future and the Star Trek universe numerous times.
The characters are excellent and has a great pace and there are a few surprises along the way that make the story enjoyable.
I’m looking forward to next picking up Pebble In the Sky…
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this year with attempting to read 40 books this year was to read some classic authors I had not read before or some of their other works that I had not read yet.
When it comes to Science Fiction Isaac Asimov is one the founding fathers of many of the ideas that todays science fiction originate from. I have read I Robot but wanted to also read some of his earlier works.
The End of Eternity was written in 1955 and can be seen as one of the first time travel stories when we talk about temporal incursions and paradoxes. All of which we have seen revisited in Back to the Future and the Star Trek universe numerous times.
The characters are excellent and has a great pace and there are a few surprises along the way that make the story enjoyable.
I’m looking forward to next picking up Pebble In the Sky…
chiyeungreads's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.75
flrnz's review against another edition
3.0
Ja, basically ist es "Loki" als Buch. Bloß nicht ganz so spannend.
gothian's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
drebus's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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? No
3.75
milostothemax's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An excellent adventure and some very interesting ideas on the nature of time travel.
Unfortunately the characters suffer, particularly the women. A charitable interpretation may be that the one female character is interested in fashion, is vivacious and needs to he saved because the men of this story are so maladjusted and traumatized that' they can't see her any further than the lens of a teenage boy (something the story fairly does comment on).
The non charitable interpretation is that we don't intersperse the plot with views and chapter's from Nöys because the author is simply uncomfortable writing from that viewpoint.
I wouldn't blame anyone for putting this down before we learn more about Nöys and I desperately hope another author takes these ideas because they are, as usual with Asimov, brilliant.
Unfortunately the characters suffer, particularly the women. A charitable interpretation may be that the one female character is interested in fashion, is vivacious and needs to he saved because the men of this story are so maladjusted and traumatized that' they can't see her any further than the lens of a teenage boy (something the story fairly does comment on).
The non charitable interpretation is that we don't intersperse the plot with views and chapter's from Nöys because the author is simply uncomfortable writing from that viewpoint.
I wouldn't blame anyone for putting this down before we learn more about Nöys and I desperately hope another author takes these ideas because they are, as usual with Asimov, brilliant.