Re:Relativistic Spaceship
by ozim on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:16AM
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It is not a bad book but I'd say for sure over-hyped. As much as I enjoyed reading it, I would not recommend it as "must have" if someone was into "The Martian". It is not a "must have" more like it is OK for general public and for hardcore sci-fi fans I would say that I can see how it could be disappointing. But yeah no one can easily appease hardcore fans anyway :)
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I read it without any expectations and without knowing anything about the plot.
It was just recommended to me by someone, but I'm usually into sci-fi, stuff like Greg Egan.
I really enjoyed it, but maybe I would have been disappointed if I was expecting more of a mind melter!
Any recommendations on a mind melter?!?!? Something that is logically consistent is my only criterion (not much of a mind melter if it's incosistent within its own world) ... and the writing not being at a 10th grade level (distracting).
Re:Relativistic Spaceship
by insane_dreamer on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:44PM
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* spoiler alert *
yes, the writing was annoying in parts (especially the Earth flashbacks). What I liked about it was 1) if you don't know anything about it (I didn't even read the back cover) the surprises evolve nicely; and most importantly, 2) it was a story of humans cooperating with another species rather than either subjugating or resisting subjugation
Yeah I totally agree, the surprises were great.
I knew literally nothing except for the title and the author and that it could have something to do with space, as he wrote the Martian.
I hadn't read any Andy Weir before, but someone recommended it to me so just started reading.