A review by adamantium
Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
Incredibly ambitious. Really likable and yet alien aliens. Contemplates life, the universe, and everything.
The entire subplot with the fundamentalists could and should have been dropped to focus on the sudden threat that arises 80% through, which initially disgusted me.
But...I won't say it pulled off the ending perfectly, but damn it was a ballsy ending. Points for that.
Entertaining, some hard science, usually satisfying. The "human angle" re: Tom's life, career, and future was a little boring compared to the sweet, realistic friendship between Thomas and Hollus, the greatest triumph here.
The entire subplot with the fundamentalists could and should have been dropped to focus on the sudden threat that arises 80% through, which initially disgusted me.
But...I won't say it pulled off the ending perfectly, but damn it was a ballsy ending. Points for that.
Entertaining, some hard science, usually satisfying. The "human angle" re: Tom's life, career, and future was a little boring compared to the sweet, realistic friendship between Thomas and Hollus, the greatest triumph here.