A review by ghostmuppet
The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke
3.0
The infamous Space Elevator idea from Arthur C Clarke.
This is similar to the rest of his books i have read so far - starts off with a little history, then hits the current time, and moves slightly forward.
This book feels as if it was written around a core concept - the space lift. How could it have an impact on the build, how could it be used and what could go wrong? While technically it sounded impressive - from a story point of view it was fairly poor.
Nothing much happened and I felt no sympathy for the characters. This is a classic and I am glad I read it, and I will continue to read Arthur C Clarke, but he does write OK stories, not great ones.
This is similar to the rest of his books i have read so far - starts off with a little history, then hits the current time, and moves slightly forward.
This book feels as if it was written around a core concept - the space lift. How could it have an impact on the build, how could it be used and what could go wrong? While technically it sounded impressive - from a story point of view it was fairly poor.
Nothing much happened and I felt no sympathy for the characters. This is a classic and I am glad I read it, and I will continue to read Arthur C Clarke, but he does write OK stories, not great ones.