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Title: This will not make your Book Recommendations Contest
Review: Although the technical detail of Buzz Aldrin's novelis refreshingly accurate, it is clear to me thatJohn Barnes has not held to his part of the bargain-- namely, to bring the same level of attention toplot and characterization to the novel as his associateDr. Aldrin has brought the realities of space flight.The novel samples a range of characters, none ofwhich are treated with enough concentration to make themmemorable. Any richness of character is sorely absent.I cared little for the number of faceless astronautsof the novel, but no less so than, evidently, Mr. Barnes.In my view, their collaborative effort is a failure: thenovel still reads with the flat ring of Buzz Aldrin,Scientist and Astronaut; Nowhere in it do I see any markat all of the artist's hand.
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