Title: Absolutely atrocious
Product review: This book was atrocious. I picked it up on a whim as I had never read Clarke but knew about his reputation. This was not a good first Clarke book to read. In fact, it's not a good book to read period.The plot was weak but the characters were by far the worst part of this whole endeavor. It made me wonder if the authors even knew how to write good characterization. It felt like they spent most of their time reminiscing about their pasts and quivering with emotion over it. No human beings speak or act like these people did.The sci-fi parts that didn't involve any of the characters were by far the best bits but they were few and far between. This felt more like a grocery store romance novel with science fiction elements shoehorned in.
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