Loved the science/physics parts of the story. Clever and Interesting.
I found the footnotes jarring but necessary. I never could connect with the characters.

2016 Did an audible reading. Not to bad. ( )

Loved the science/physics parts of the story. Clever and Interesting.
I found the footnotes jarring but necessary. I never could connect with the characters.

2016 Did an audible reading. Not to bad. ( )

That was a struggle. The translator did a fine job, but the linguistic style and scientific explanations were really hard to wade through at times. ( )

My first Sci-fi book which is not a space opera. 5 Stars

I really wanted to read a book which explores ideas rather than the plot or action scenes. Don't think that i am against plot and actions but i am a guy who likes to think about these ideas when i am trying to sleep or when i am alone (also, physics being my favourite subject). This book gave me a lot to think about.

The ideas this book explored is brilliant. I am not going into the specifics because of spoilers but anyone who needs a good sci-fi that deals with huge ideas and better executing those ideas should read this book.

Other than ideas, i think the character work was better too in this book. The main characters was explored very deeply and we can understand their reasons, motivations and their actions. Whether those actions are for good or bad is another issue.

When the book explored more on these ideas and characters, this lacked on actions and plot development but since i got want i wanted with this book, i'm neglecting that issue here. ( )

A whole lot of waffle, flat characters, and stilted dialogue. What few sci-fi elements the book contained weren't enough to entice me to even contemplate picking up the next book in the series. This book was extremely disappointing given all the awards and praise it received. ( )