Title: Red Mars = Huge disappointment!
Product review: After all the wonderful reviews and a Nebula Award given to Red Mars I expected a lot. I fail to see the appeal of this novel. Robinson has little talent for character development leading to unbelieveable and boring characters. Out of 572 pages I would be surprised if the you could amass 25 pages of dialogue. How can you develop characters without having them interact with one another. The book is one long boring narative with spurts of minute scientific detail that add nothing to the story. I felt that Robinson was only trying to impress me with his research and depth of the scientific knowledge rather than tell me a story. Red Mars has the dubious honor of being the first science fiction novel that bore me to death. Want a good read about Mars? Read Ben Bova's "Mars".
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