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Summary: An absolutely amazing book.
Review: I found this book to be quick paced and an enjoyable read. However I did find some problems with it. Long periods go by in which there is no mention until a few pages into the next section of the book. This just confused and disoriented me. In my opinion it would have been better to describe those parts in a fashion like Nicole did in Gardens of Rama. Also I also agree that more emphasis needed to be placed on how Maria became a part of the octospider zoo even at the sacrifice at other parts. I also agree with the previous reviewers that a short story collection would be nice to flesh out some parts about the storyline and add depth to some characters that were briefly mentioned upon. Don't misinterpret these criticisms as not liking the book because I loved it and I would highly recommend it.
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: I found this book very entertaining. Perhaps it is Gentry's writing style, I don't know, but it was hard for me to put the book down. True, there are probably too many sentient creatures running around with no explanation of their origins. I read the the last Clarke-Lee Rama novel 7 years ago so I can't nitpick any of the details. Overall though, I enjoyed returning to the Rama universe in this book and Bright Messengers, thanks Gentry.
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Summary: Thank you Gentry Lee for the amazing sequel
Review: I hope Gentry doesn't wait 3 more years to write another book because I truly enjoy his writing. This book shows his continuing mastery of character development as well as his vivid imagination. It amazes me how he can think up so many different creatures and turn them into intelligent beings. The ending of the first book left a whole in my stomach, but the ending of this book left me smiling and feeling satisfied. I have never seen an author develop a character with such uncompromising goodness as Sister Beatrice. You couldn't help but fall for her and her death, while I think important and a good choice, was so sad. Thank you, Gentry, for this book. Keep 'em coming!
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Summary: Less Than "Bright"
Review: I loved the Rama series and Bright Messengers. I eagerly awaited the conclusion and was slightly disappointed. Actually "3 1/2" would be my score. Several problems: 1)Emphasis on irrelevant people and events 2) Too many characters. I admit I was lost at times 3) the "Maria" mystery at the end. The story essentially became a futuristic Lost in Space. I had several questions: Why did the apparition continue appearing randomly (no rhyme or reason)? How did the eagle and the "guiding intelligence" relate to Rama, the experiment, etc Was the final Maria the "same" Maria? There were too many jumps in plot, too many gaps. I had more questions than answers at the end. Hopefully Rama is concluded.
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Summary: a nearly-worthy successor
Review: I read Bright Messengers and loved it, but this one is slightly below par. I had a hard time with the descriptions of the various aliens, possibly because I was always expecting them to be octospiders. Lee has some excellent characterization at times (Johann, Sister Beatrice, a few others) but many of the other characters, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, simply have nothing to set them apart from the others. Furthermore, to get nit-picky, it was confusing for Lee to name one of the children Beatrice, while still referring to Maria's mother by the same name. Still, it kept me on my toes. I had assumed that the Maria born in BM and the Maria Nicole found in Rama were the same person. I had assumed the arch-intelligences were the same between the two series. I was fully surprised by the tie-in to Rama at the end, although I would've liked Lee to have expanded that at the cost of some of the earlier parts. (I was also intrigued by the parallels between DFMN and Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed - mostly that the main character(s) in both spend lengthy episodes moving from place to place; i.e., the lair, the Node, New Eden, prison,the octospiders vs. the first island, the second island, the nozzlers, the DFMN planet, etc. Also, there was the parallel between Richard Wakefield's sojourn in the sessile and Johann's imprisonment by the nozzlers.) Overall, an excellent book that could have been made better. I agree with an earlier reviewer who said that there's a lot of loose ends between the six books and someone should write short stories to fill in the gaps.
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Summary: I have been waiting for this book for two years now!
Review: I read the first book Bright Messangers two years ago. The first book ended with everything wide open. None of the mysteries were solved and quite frankly it leaves you dry. I hope this second book Double Full Moon Night will solve the mysteries that the first book left behind.
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Summary: I found this book an excellent read!
Review: I really enjoyed both books. I think I am the only one in the universe who has not read the Rama series, so for me, Lee's books were excellent. I started reading the first and as soon as I finished, I went right out and bought the second one. The only parts I did not enjoy was the extra time spent describing the religious aspects and switching from one generation to the next. I loved the different settings and I never knew what was coming next! I am putting Mr. Lee down as an author that I will read anytime!
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Summary: Why oh why?
Review: I started to read this book with trepidation as I did not care for the "Sister Beatrice The Perfect" in Gentry Lee's FIRST take off from the RAMA series. What did I think? Well, I did read it fast and it was a page turner. Gentry Lee does do a fine job with description and leading the reader along. The problem? The plot. All I could think was when I got to the last couple of chapters was--did Gentry Lee write the last episode of Bob Newhart's last show? Yup, he tied up lots of loose ends and I'm glad that there aren't any left so he can write any more books on THIS storyline. The plot was just insipid.
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Summary: A good second book
Review: I think people who read this this book were missing the point.To me this was a story of life, and all the miracles that make up life and the universe. The story is about a small group of humans, insignificant humans really, and their adventures, joys ,sorrows, that make up the human experience. The line near the end of the book where Maria is finding out about who she is and where she came from, and she says to herself "I feel so small", I think we all often feel that way....Good job Mr. Lee.
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Summary: What an utter waste of time
Review: I waited so long for this book, I had nearly forgotten what it was supposed to be about. Apparently the author did as well. The last half of the book is a haphazard collection of incidents with very little to do with any sort of plot, except to, perhaps, explain the title of the book - which by the way, ultimately had little to do with a consistent plot other than to kill off some inconvenient characters. Lee at least had enough sense to raise some questions that I as a reader needed to have answered, otherwise I would never have finished reading it. But he should have stopped raising the more complicated questions somewhere before the final section. Had he done so, he wouldn't have had to tie things up in such a neat, improbable little package in the final 3 chapters. Don't even get me started on thin character development, and an unhealthy tendency to insert a new life form merely to lengthen the novel as a whole. And as an atheist, I found being preached to on a regular basis rather insulting. When Lee was co-credited for some of the Rama novels, I hoped I'd found a new author whose work could at least partially fill the void left by Clarke's declining output and the total loss of Asimov's. I'm afraid I'll have to look elsewhere, because I won't subject myself again to this kind of drivel. Frankly, the 2 stars I gave this book are generous, but unfortunately, worse books than this exist and I needed to save room for them.
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