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Summary: beautiful book
Review: can you guys tell who left intelligent remarks and who here is stupid? anyway... this book was beautiful. it evoked real emotion in me. i read it my first week of being away from home in college. if you enjoy a good piece of classic science fiction, read it. it has a sort of personal quality that will make you remember it.
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Summary: Great!!! A MUST READ!!!!
Review: This book is very well written, and the plot is excellent! I would have never suspected what happened! When I started reading I couldn't put the book down... I don't see how some people found it boreing, but it was GREAT. Especially for people who like books that get you thinking!!! Don't just sit there, buy it, check it out at your library, just READ IT!!!
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Summary: I found this book to be rather dull.
Review: The beginning was somewhat unclear and vague. The plot seemed dull
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Summary: Most unpredictable doomsday scenario!!
Review: This book is a very good "Alien Invasion" book. The story is completely unpredictable and is best enjoyed when the reader knows little about what is going to happen at the end. The downfall is that parts of the book can really get boring. But if you have the patience to continue on, you won't be disappointed!!
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Summary: This book is not so great
Review: The book is readable thuough the story line is pretty dull. The characters and the world clarke created are too naive, I guess that have to do with the fact that the story was written in the 50'.
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Summary: A must for anyone who ponders humanity¿s future.
Review: This is the book that started me off on AC Clarke - I've read most of his books and find that Childhoods End is still the best. Even more remarkable was Clarke's vision of the future. Written in the early 50's Clarke foresaw mankind making moonshots in the early 70's, he accurately describes a fax machine - even calling it by it's proper name, DNA testing to determine fathers, and oral contraceptives. His accuracy makes you wonder what else he may have been right about.It is a compelling story that frequently shifts gears due to the fact that it takes place over a century and follows different characters at different times in the book. The ending of the book is surprising, sad, moving, hopeful and powerful. Some of the concepts are a bit deep, and may be one to read more than once (I've read it 5 times and never get tired of it.) It is a shame this fine work has never been made into a film - although Independence Day stole heavily from it in some ways.
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Summary: devastating
Review: Starts off a bit awkwardly & the story doesn't really get going until about 100 pages in. But then...watch out! oh my ghod! holy shiittt! cheeses k reist, but seriously.. it's one of the best science fiction stories ever, if only for the cosmic bummer of an ending
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Summary: Rather bland
Review: A rather boring look at a Earth doomsday scenario. It's kind of vague on why things are going on. The ending is just plain weird.
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Summary: great science fiction
Review: Remarkable that this was written in the 1950's. There are few stories that make your mind gasp. For me this was one of them. I wish I could give something back to this man. Does anyone out there sell coupons for Sri Lankan mai-tai's?
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Summary: Something special
Review: You know, i am sick of books in wich Aliens are slimy evil creatures whit no brains. These book, however, is something special. Aliens are good and they want to help human race and they are powerfull, but "Overmind" is still waching there every move. Beautifull book in wich i enyoed very much contains all what the good book must have.
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