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3001: The Final Odyssey (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) Customer Reviews
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Very disappointing end to a great series
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| I've been a big fan of Clark and the 2001 series for a long time. 2001 of course was monumental and both a great book and movie. 2010 (both book and movie) was just as good if not better. 2061 was not quite as good as the first two, but still a great read and worth the time. I had high hopes for the series finale, 3001, but it only greatly disappointed in the end. It starts off great with Poole awakeing 1000 years after the incidents on the Discovery, and Clark paints a beautiful picture of life in the far future. However, the story quickly nosedives with insanely goofy descriptions of dinosaur janitors, personal flying recreation in micro-gravity, implausable computer-virus as-weapons, and ho-hum descriptions of societies on Europa and Ganymede. Very little effort was made by Clark to produce an engaging storyline, especially one that makes use of "the astonaut odessey" which he did so well in the first three books. The dialog with Dave Bowman entity sounds about as poetic and profound as an over-the-fence conversation with your next door neighbor. Clark's explanation of the monoliths purpose greatly cheapens their awe - would have been better to keep some of the mystery behind them, or at least visit their society or point of origin. Clark's writing also greatly suffers in this installment. For example, take this excerpt, which I felt was both corny, and implausable Poole would have such a thought: "It was more like a rounded hill than a sharp peak, and he could well believe that one of the local pastimes was bicycle riding to the summit. Until now, none of those sportsmen and women could have guessed at the secret hidden beneath their wheels: he hoped that the sinister knowledge would not discourage their healthy excercise." Poole was worried people would be discouraged from riding their bikes? Groan. I give this book more than 1 star only because the first third of the book starts off quite captivating. If you've read the others, you might as well read this one, but be prepared to be disappointed. |
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