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Title: Darwins Radio had too much static
Review: Greg Bear is one of the best and most talented science fiction writers of today, but I guess even the greats bomb out occasionally.The concept behind the book is clever and thought provoking. The author thoroughly did his homework. The problem was in the writing. The book was so filled with distracting drivel and unnecessary social dialog that it could have been written by a computer. I felt embarrassment for the author when I read the first sentence -->"The flat afternoon sky spread over the black and gray mountains like a stage backdrop, the color of a dog's pale crazy eye." The book reminds me of the movie Stargate; so much unrealized potential.Darwin's Radio wasn't all bad. I gave it two stars. After the the story begins, on page 493, the reader sees the real talent that Mr. Bear was hiding. By skimming over the superfluous dialogs, the reader is introduced to an eye opening view of a bright future.
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