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Title: If you liked Chem 101, you'll love this book
Review: If you liked Chem 101 in college, and want it reborn as fiction, you'll love this book. Otherwise ...I avoided Chem 101, and this is the first Stephen Baxter book I read, so that gives you some background. Development of characters is horribly thin. Even the main character is more of a narrator than a personality. Physics and chemistry, though, are explained to the point of monotony. Bodily functions in zero-gravity or on an alien planet get more than their due, also. To his credit, Baxter takes the plot to a bold conclusion and then one step beyond, which surprised and pleased me. Unfortunately, the reincarnation segue to get past the apparent ending will disappoint even his most avid fans with its pure illogic. Novel ending; if only he could have gotten there reasonably...
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