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Title: What was the point? *SPOILERS MAYBE*
Review: Clark's "3001" has no plot, no sense of urgency. Too much of the reader to accept the coincidence that Frank Poole is awakened at the same time the monolith aliens decide to exterminate humankind, and at the same time that the Bowman/HAL aka "Halman lifeform comes into contact with Poole.When Poole finds out the monolith aliens are about to destroy mankind, there is no build-up to this occurrence, or suspense as he takes part in averting this disaster. It's telling, not showing.Majority of the book, as many readers have brought out, is just about Frank Poole being brought up-to-date in the 31st century. The dealings with the aliens are put in for a small portion towards the end of the novel.
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