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Summary: 2 dimensional characters and weak plot
Review: I had high hopes for Sundiver, but it was fairly predictable and boring. I noticed another reviewer comment about the aliens seeming like second rate Star Trek transplantees, and I agree. I've heard the series gets better after this book, but I may have to wait until I forget how bad this novel was before I pick up the next in the series. Such a shame -- the uplift concept is so interesting, but Brin made the least of it with this book.
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Summary: Incredibly dissapointing SF
Review: Maybe it was because I had such high expectations of this book from reading the reviews. The beginning WAS kind of interesting, and i thought, hmm. maybe Brin is onto something. Unfortunately, Brin did nothing to take the interesting societal ideas any further---and instead I was left with Miss Marple in Space; filled with a lame mystery, cardboard characters (the 'male lead' was the usual Competent Man found in hard SF, completely uninteresting; even his dysfunctions were neat and tidy) and aliens that appeared to come out of a third rate Star Trek costume shop. others have said that his other books in this series are better, and that might be a fair assumption, but after being very underwhelmed by _Sundiver_, i'm not exactly running to the bookshop.
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Summary: dis book rocks
Review: all i have to say is this book is da bomb - yah, i know many of you may turned off by that termonology but , oh well - the publisher needs to get rid of the lame cover art that currently advertises the paperback - it makes the thing look so lame and if you're older it is kinda embarrassing to carry around - but don't let that cover discourage you read it now !!!!!
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Summary: Force yourself - then enjoy the rest of the trilogy
Review: Although it was quite a mediocre book on its own, I would recommend reading it in order to more fully appreciate the remaining two books in the trilogy, which I thought were excellent
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Summary: Space mystery
Review: Sort of a mystery novel set in space. I'm not a fan of mysteries in general, but the science and vision of the future was interesting.
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Summary: An Excellent Book!
Review: An excellent book that I've read over and over again. In fact, I've read it so much that my paperback copy is falling apart and I need to order a new one! The only draw back to the book is that it's nolonger available in hardback. Once you've read this book, you'll want to read the other books in David Brin's Uplift series.
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Summary: The opening moves in a great game
Review: This is where it all starts. I had a fantastic time with this book and I dove right into the rest, and have never regretted it. One warning, if you read for a reason other than the enjoyment, if you dislike a fast paced world working on at least two levels at once, or if you prefer one book rather than a series that just gets better and better, don't bother. Otherwise, READ IT.
Untrusting, proud, and stubborn, mankind faces the stars and their hostile peoples with these traits as a bulwark against the tide. Rebels by virtue of our birth, mankind fights a battle played out in two theaters. One, in the individual challenges of researchers and starship crews, and the second in the repercussions they cause in galactic politics.
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Summary: interesting conclusion, but far too long getting there
Review: Brin might be onto something with this Uplift idea. The concept itself is intriuging - all species need a patron that guides them into sentience - except man (maybe). I read the summary and had to buy it. Unfortunatly, Brin manages to play down this potentially great storyline, turning it into a weak detective SF novel that is frought with cliche (and grammatical errors - enough to make me shudder.) For all I know, the sequel, Startide Rising, is great. But I won't buy it. Sundiver was enough a waste of my time that it's doubtful I'll ever return to the series. It is a shame, too, because the conclusion is rather compelling. If Brin would only have gotten there about 100 pages sooner, this could have been enjoyable.
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Summary: so-so introduction to the EarthClan/Uplift universe
Review: First book of the EarthClan/Uplift universe. Mediocre whodunit story line. Read StarTide Rising and Uplift War instead. Those are Brin's masterpieces.
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Summary: Well done whodunit in space
Review: This book was very well written. The characters are developed really well, the plot is plausible, including all sorts of intrigue and the climax is intense and believable. A nice blend of thriller and Holmsian mystery. I can hardly wait to get the next book
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