“How would you like it if something landed on Earth and
decided you would make a good specimen
for dissection?” Truth. Odd, but true.
41.12 Rendezvous With Rama
My brother self published a Sci-Fi book and got his first
semi-negative review a few weeks ago (my review is here). It said that the book shouldn’t be
called Sci-Fi because he didn’t go into detail and explain all of the science
to his, well, fiction. Things that
make you go hmm, right? Anyway, I
told him not to worry because while some readers love that stuff, others don’t. I am one of the others that don’t. Rama
is for those that do.
Rama has a lot of scientific exploration and explanation. A LOT… Blurry eyeballs a lot.
The last third of the book is quite fun because they finally do
something, but I barely held on that long. The last sentence of the book was actually the only one I
really cared about and really reacted to. I did read this on vacation, a family
wedding for the same brother in fact, so I was a bit distracted and my reading
progressed slowly but I am not convinced that effected my enjoyment. Initially,
I found the discovery of the ship interesting but I never come to care about
any of the characters, or the fact that they were going out to collect
information and then coming back to process it repeatedly. I just wanted to know what it was and
why anyone should care. Not to
mention the very odd way females were treated “back home.” That part probably
could have been left out entirely and I really wish it had been because it kept
creeping up in my mind and bugging me.
I guess Sci-Fi, in its true form according to my brother’s reviewer, is
just not really my thing.
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