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goodreadsspy's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
livingdeadenby's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
tessanie's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
journey_sloane's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A solid book from Clarke. I wish they'd kept more elements of this when they'd made Deep Impact. He sweeps you up in the grandeur of space and realistic albeit sparse world building of the future but keeps you connected to the humanity.
david611's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
Good theme. Story reminds us of possibilities of disaster if an asteroid or a comet crosses its path with the earth's orbit, and in such an instance what can us (collectively) as a so-called intelligent species do - try to intervene and avoid the disaster, or allow it to happen as Nature wants it so.
Taking place in the year 2110, quite an amount of futuristic technology has been (very well) described where humanity has been successful in colonizing the Moon and Mars, where the latter is at this point in its longer process of terraforming. A well-described sport (Running) on the lunar surface's 1/6-gee is an interesting idea; formation of a reconciled religion called Chrislam; the Brainman: a Virtual Reality machine worn on the head where "billions of atom-sized terminals make painless contact with the skin of the cranium" to revisit one's memories or entertain or educate oneself. These were absolutely amazing ideas to read, and will rate it very high. The story however fails to keep the reader grasped after one-half of the book, but has its own twists and turns.
As is sometimes the case, Clarke has used the storyline in this as a thread around which his amazing ideas have been woven. The book is worth reading for these futuristic ideas, if not the story.
Good theme. Story reminds us of possibilities of disaster if an asteroid or a comet crosses its path with the earth's orbit, and in such an instance what can us (collectively) as a so-called intelligent species do - try to intervene and avoid the disaster, or allow it to happen as Nature wants it so.
Taking place in the year 2110, quite an amount of futuristic technology has been (very well) described where humanity has been successful in colonizing the Moon and Mars, where the latter is at this point in its longer process of terraforming. A well-described sport (Running) on the lunar surface's 1/6-gee is an interesting idea; formation of a reconciled religion called Chrislam; the Brainman: a Virtual Reality machine worn on the head where "billions of atom-sized terminals make painless contact with the skin of the cranium" to revisit one's memories or entertain or educate oneself. These were absolutely amazing ideas to read, and will rate it very high. The story however fails to keep the reader grasped after one-half of the book, but has its own twists and turns.
As is sometimes the case, Clarke has used the storyline in this as a thread around which his amazing ideas have been woven. The book is worth reading for these futuristic ideas, if not the story.
juanjo_albor's review against another edition
3.0
La segunda mitad es muy buena. La primera no es mala, pero carece de conflicto. Su gran acierto al inicio es construir un futuro no tan lejano muy interesante. He disfrutado otras novelas de Clarke mucho más.
el_entrenador_loco's review against another edition
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
wishanem's review against another edition
4.0
A more serious and scientifically plausible book than its film adaptation or its knock-off might indicate, but still a pretty exciting story for a book that includes complicated math equations to explain plot points.
yeti's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
quillsand's review
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
i enjoyed this but i did not enjoy the eco-fascist rhetoric re: overpopulation