![]() Yes, I have spake some shit, but I have backed it up - I'm genuinely interested in a dialogue about why this is worthy of a Hugo. I want to like where it's going but not only do I dislike all the characters and their ridiculous sex lives, I can't even get invested in my dislike for them.Ĭan someone please tell me why this is worth finishing, or better yet recommend something that explores the same ideas well?Įdit: this last question isn't rhetorical I am actually open to finishing it if someone can make a cogent case. ![]() ![]() But why is it still getting recommended? There has got be something a little more updated that isn't so cloyingly "novel". As I mentioned before, there is a nice mixture of SF and a little fantasy mixed in here. While it is SF, it doesn’t feel like it the entire time. So here’s what I ended up liking about this novel. I mean sure, the zones of consciousness and shared consciousness ideas are fun, and must have been very unique when the book came out. A FIRE UPON THE DEEP is a slow, dense Space Opera with awesome alien characters, sweet ideas, and accessible writing. ![]() The language is repetitive, the characters have all the depth and complexity of a bowl of oatmeal, and the dispatches sound as childish as the dialogue featuring literal children. I read maybe 20 or so new (to me) SF books a year and I haven't given up on one in about 2 years, and that was the second ringworld book. ![]() Why is this book still so popular? I just finished part one, and I'm honestly considering calling it quits. ![]()
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