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Robert Charles Wilson has surpassed Arthur C. Clarke as my favorite science fiction writer. His writing is rich with wonder and discovery. I absorbed this book like a sponge and it lingered on in my memory long afterward. If you like this one, I also recommend Blind Lake.
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I LOVED the idea behind this book, but just couldn't get into it once I picked it up.
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A great read. Almost alternative history but with a sci-fi twist that sears itself into your memory like a brand on a cow. Really really original without being whacky.
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Darwinia wasn't a bad read; I just couldn't get into the story. After the first 70 pages, I realized I was too bored to read much further so I skimmed to the end. If you read the back of the book, you already know there is a mystery as to why Europe disappears and is replaced by a wild, alien landscape. About halfway through the book, you learn the answer and the tone of the book turns from adventure to deep scifi.
I'm not a big fan of alternate histories so I may not be a fair judge. But the main problem was that I didn't find the characters that interesting. To me, they lacked emotion -- they just seemed objective observers of what was going on. Other reviewers seem to find something I didn't in Darwinia, so maybe this was just the wrong book at the wrong time for me.
I'm not a big fan of alternate histories so I may not be a fair judge. But the main problem was that I didn't find the characters that interesting. To me, they lacked emotion -- they just seemed objective observers of what was going on. Other reviewers seem to find something I didn't in Darwinia, so maybe this was just the wrong book at the wrong time for me.
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Another Wilson big-idea book, this novel holds one's interest with the complex character development. Recommended.