Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

[james_davis_nicoll]

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Comments

[dranon]

Even as a much younger reader, I recognized the characters were cardboard, but that didn't matter due to the sense of awe and mystery. I wish there were more books out there that would scratch that, admittedly very specific, itch.

The thinness of the characters here is definitely a blessing. I picked up the sequel because I enjoyed the first so much. I think that was the first book that I never finished. I actively hated all the characters and didn't care what happened to them, and if this is supposed to be a story about exploring another object, why is it this late in the book and they're still on earth?

[bolindbergh]

Hint: if you're writing a sequel to a book that was criticised for having cardboard characters, turning the interpersonal drama up to soap opera levels in compensation is a temptation to be avoided.

[alexxkay]

Have you tried Kirstein's _Steerswoman_ books?

[james_davis_nicoll]

I reviewed them almost exactly six years ago.

[jreynolds197]

James might have.

[dranon]

I have! They are excellent, and scratch a similar itch of science and discovery and wonder. They also have excellent characters. The one thing they don't have is that is that complete sense of mystery, since the reader can figure out some of the things that the characters simply don't have the knowledge of.

I'm due for a reread of those at some point.