Red Mars

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Summary: I got this book on...
Review: a Tursday and finished it on Friday! I couldn`t put it down. This noval huants you after you put it down. I rank it among Contact,Moby Dick,Test of the Twins,and well..all the greats of the Time. If you read it don`t skim,speed thourg it,or not finish it

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Summary: Red Mars forgets about mars
Review: Red Mars starts off well, then falls into a complete mess. The main problem with it is that it does not focus enough attention to the red planet. Far too much goes into the characters, whom have no quality in them to make them likeable. It is more of a soap opera that takes place on Mars than a story about colonizing the planet. We are stuck reading about who slept with who than what it was like living on another planet. I was expecting a man vs. mars kind of tale, instead it was more man vs. man. Red Mars should be renamed to The Real World on Mars

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Summary: After Pathfinder, I keep thinking about this book.
Review: I can't imagine a better history of the colonization of Mars. Robertson is a better writer than Arthur C. Clarke, and his imagination is almost as vivid. I loved the romance of the Martian names, the descriptions of a barren landscape, and best of all, the physics. The science is plausible, the politics and sociology are (regrettably) realistic, the story epic. His one weak spot is his character development. I'll read the other two

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Summary: Good science, tired politics
Review: After reading a long string of non-fiction works, I was in the mood for a good science fiction read. I thought Red Mars was it. I was wrong. The science was fascinating but at times highly implausible. The human dynamics at first seemed rich, even if the individual characters did not. However, as this novel sank into the wholly discredited swamp of Marxist ideology, I found myself surprised and ultimately angry that I had wasted so much time. Yet another "communism's a fine philosophy but nobody's done it right yet" plea, this time wrapped up in the garb of science fiction. Well, yes -- in fact and in philosophy, it was pure fiction

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Summary: store bought science
Review: Not too much happens here, I couldn't finish the book. Also I got the idea that the author didn't have a firm handle on the science & technology but had bits of it patched into the book from other sources. Not very believabl

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Summary: Red Mars: Not great for an award winner!
Review: I was very disappointed in this book. For an award winning book, I expected it to be tremendous. It was very slow reading and very light on real science fiction. I think it would be better for someone who liked soap operas and science fiction. Someone would really have to work on me to get me to try the sequels. I will grant that there was a tremendous amount of character development, but that isn't tops on my list for a sci-fi boo

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Summary: very compelling story; sadly realistic politics; shaky style
Review: Despite the flaws that I can see now that I'm out of its spell, this novel is tremendously compelling and profoundly disturbing. I'm not qualified to comment on the validity of the science (is that sky elevator at all plausible?), but the politics, sadly, seem all too real. I don't look forward to seeing our world(s) in the grip of "transnational" corporations, but we seem to be heading in that direction as inexorably as the Martian cold burns through the walking suits of Robinson's colonists. After reading this book, I feel as if I've really had a glimpse of the future, and it ain't pretty. (PS--About those flaws I mentioned: 1. [big one] He has some powerful descriptions, but Robinson isn't much of a stylist. 2. [small one] Someone needs to teach him the difference between the nominative and objective cases of pronouns. 3. [medium one] Though I spent hundreds of pages in their company, I don't feel as if I got to know many of the characters, especially Frank.

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Summary: INTERESANTE
Review: Interesante libro de ciencia ficción. Es de esos que pueden convertirse en realidad un dia de estos. Trata sobre la colonización de Marte y sus consecuencias. Tiene altos y bajos, pero aun así te puede enganchar su lectura y pasar un buan rato

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Summary: You should see my copy of this book.
Review: It is rarely that I almost destroy a book, but I just couldn't put this book down. Where I went it went, and the cover is almost unrecognizable. I loved every second of reading this book. My favorite parts are dog-eared. The minute I finished this incredible book I ran out and bought the sequel. It looks promising too. One downside to this book: you are almost lost to the world when you are involved in it! I am planning to be an astronaut. It was wonderful that the birth years of all the characters are close to mine. I can identify with them. This along with the wonderful way science is involved with the plot makes this story a timeless classic

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Summary: Next best thing to being there.
Review: Red Mars is an epic SF story about the colonization of Mars. The first of a trilogy, it skilfully blends hard SF with strong characterization and a sweeping plot which keeps the reader engrossed. The major plotline centres on the struggle between two factions: the "greens" who want to terraform the Red Planet, and the "reds" who want to keep it in its pristine state. Followed by "Green Mars" and "Blue Mars".