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cellardoor10's review against another edition
4.0
It is a little unfair that Asimov managed to resolve most of my frustrations/criticisms of the social atmosphere of the book in the last 5%, but I suppose that's somewhat inevitable in a time travel book. *shrug*
A very solid standalone book that hints gently at the Empire and Foundation series.
A very solid standalone book that hints gently at the Empire and Foundation series.
maheshrijal's review against another edition
5.0
The whole premise and the context of the book is off the charts. It blew my mind.
One sentence summary: Safety and mediocrity will not take you to the stars. One must take risks and learn to grow.
One sentence summary: Safety and mediocrity will not take you to the stars. One must take risks and learn to grow.
goodkoopa's review against another edition
3.0
Person 1 says something.
Then a paragraph vaguely explaining the something in an overly complex and wordy way.
Person 2 responds with 1 sentence, referring to another confusing concept.
Another paragraph almost explaining the concept, but just leaving you confused.
Person 1 continues the conversation, referring to more things that you don't know about yet, but your still trying to figure out the first few confusing things they said.
It takes pages and pages to get through a minute of conversation that way. You have to juggle multiple vague loose ends in your mind, wondering if you're missing something, and not really sure what's going on. It's frustrating.
That's the first chapter. I was angry. It was a lot of work to get through that chapter. But I worked through it because it's Asimov. I figured he'd stop being annoying in the second chapter.
And yeah the writing does get a better. But why must he sometimes measure things in centuries, and others in millennia? It's the 47th millennia. And now it's the 325th century? Oh wait, now we're going back to the 92nd century, or maybe millennia. I can't remember all theses time periods he keeps throwing at us. The whole time I felt like I was supposed to have this all mapped out in my head but I couldn't.
The protagonist, Harlan, is a simp who sounds really annoying to be around. It's hard to like him. But the poor guy is so uptight and really needs to get laid. I doubt that was the intended theme, but it's kindda there. His love interest is a super hot, and very sexually available babe. Pretty over the top. Typical of older scifi I guess. Would be nice to have some more interesting characters.
Not to complain too much. I did like the book. The whole time travel thing gets really interesting. For a while I thought Asimov messed things up with paradoxes, but he kind of explains them and it works. Lots of mystery and plot twists. Eternity is a this institution full of really smart dudes who are actually kind of slaves. They travel in time across millennia to meddle in history and keep humanity prosperous and from destroying itself. It's pretty cool.
Then a paragraph vaguely explaining the something in an overly complex and wordy way.
Person 2 responds with 1 sentence, referring to another confusing concept.
Another paragraph almost explaining the concept, but just leaving you confused.
Person 1 continues the conversation, referring to more things that you don't know about yet, but your still trying to figure out the first few confusing things they said.
It takes pages and pages to get through a minute of conversation that way. You have to juggle multiple vague loose ends in your mind, wondering if you're missing something, and not really sure what's going on. It's frustrating.
That's the first chapter. I was angry. It was a lot of work to get through that chapter. But I worked through it because it's Asimov. I figured he'd stop being annoying in the second chapter.
And yeah the writing does get a better. But why must he sometimes measure things in centuries, and others in millennia? It's the 47th millennia. And now it's the 325th century? Oh wait, now we're going back to the 92nd century, or maybe millennia. I can't remember all theses time periods he keeps throwing at us. The whole time I felt like I was supposed to have this all mapped out in my head but I couldn't.
The protagonist, Harlan, is a simp who sounds really annoying to be around. It's hard to like him. But the poor guy is so uptight and really needs to get laid. I doubt that was the intended theme, but it's kindda there. His love interest is a super hot, and very sexually available babe. Pretty over the top. Typical of older scifi I guess. Would be nice to have some more interesting characters.
Not to complain too much. I did like the book. The whole time travel thing gets really interesting. For a while I thought Asimov messed things up with paradoxes, but he kind of explains them and it works. Lots of mystery and plot twists. Eternity is a this institution full of really smart dudes who are actually kind of slaves. They travel in time across millennia to meddle in history and keep humanity prosperous and from destroying itself. It's pretty cool.
sacmersault's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cesarbustios's review against another edition
5.0
"Solo haciendo frente a las grandes pruebas puede la Humanidad elevarse a nuevas y mayores alturas. Del peligro y de la aventura han salido siempre las fuerzas que han llevado al Hombre a nuevas y más grandes conquistas. ¿No lo entiendes? ¿No comprendes que al impedir las miserias y fracasos que torturan al Hombre, la Eternidad no le deja encontrar sus propias soluciones, difíciles pero provechosas, las soluciones verdaderas que se obtienen al vencer las dificultades, no al evitarlas?"
Uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos y, probablemente, una de las novelas sobre viajes en el tiempo mejor contadas. Paradojas, misterio, thriller, que giran en torno al amor entre Harlan y Noys. Un amor que finalmente trascendió el Tiempo y el Espacio.
Asimov no dejó cabos sueltos. El fin de la Eternidad sugiere una realidad en la que los viajes espaciales son posibles y cuyo resultado es nada menos que el Imperio Galáctico. ¿Les suena? Aunque realmente nunca se confirmó, es probable que "El fin de la Eternidad" tenga relación con la saga de la Fundación. En "Los límites de la Fundación" se menciona a la Eternidad. Aunque existan algunas discrepancias, puede que existan en el mismo universo. ¡Genio de genios!
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Uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos y, probablemente, una de las novelas sobre viajes en el tiempo mejor contadas. Paradojas, misterio, thriller, que giran en torno al amor entre Harlan y Noys. Un amor que finalmente trascendió el Tiempo y el Espacio.
Asimov no dejó cabos sueltos. El fin de la Eternidad sugiere una realidad en la que los viajes espaciales son posibles y cuyo resultado es nada menos que el Imperio Galáctico. ¿Les suena? Aunque realmente nunca se confirmó, es probable que "El fin de la Eternidad" tenga relación con la saga de la Fundación. En "Los límites de la Fundación" se menciona a la Eternidad. Aunque existan algunas discrepancias, puede que existan en el mismo universo. ¡Genio de genios!
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bryanshea's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting time travel novel and an interesting discussion into the ethics of changing the timeline for the good of all at the expense of a few. The main character was thoroughly unlikeable, and I was on track to give this a much lower rating, but the last third of the story actually surprised me.
lyricsninja's review against another edition
5.0
Asimov soars in the writing of this novel, the end of eternity. The stakes of reality are high when you have the ability to enact the smallest changes that will alter reality. Is it moral to do so? Does it create a multitude of other worlds through via quantum mechanics or does it just create the best reality possible given the statistics that are known? Such things are traversed in this novel as the main character has to unravel the complexities of time travel, reality changes, and a love story all mixed together.
patriisoardi's review against another edition
5.0
Lejos, mi libro favorito de Asimov! Amé la trama, me encantó la narrativa, el ritmo que lleva, como te genera adicción y querés llegar ya al final. Habiendo leído la descripción, uno hace 2 más 2 y entiende que el título es más que autoexplicativo. Sin embargo, igual sentís la necesidad de entender cada detalle para llegar ahí. El final es un gran guiño al resto de la obra de Asimov y solo hizo que me gustara aún más.