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Summary: A TERRIBLE ENDING THE A GREAT SERIES
Review: I read 2001,2010, and 2061 and loved them. Great ideas, good detail, and lots of rich storytelling. I had lots of fun reading them. Then I read 3001:the final Odyssey and almost gagged. THIS WAS BAD. Imagine the possibilities of the future they hint at as a lake. 3001 barely skims the surface. It's also poorly written and slow. What a step down. It's hard to imagine that Arthur C. Clark, the incredible guy who wrote the other three, wrote this. 3001 has the worst, most unsatisfying and anti-climactic ending I have ever read. As I neared the end of the book, I thought "I hope the ending is better than the rest of this...thing." As it turned out, it was the worst part. This book isn't even in the same style as the other ones. It has a more arrogant, emotionless, less detailed and more distant view and telling. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. Even a few good ideas (like the massive space station that wraps itself all the way around earth high in orbit) can't save this dud. If you are looking for a good read, don't even peek at this. Go read the unabridged version of "The Stand" instead.
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Summary: Still facinating, if somewhat disappointing.
Review: I have to agree with most of the other reviews. Th e novel didn't have much of a plot if any, but I am still facinated to read about Clarke's views of our future on earth and in space. Still a good read.
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Summary: I thought it was o.k...........i guess
Review: Well, i have to agree with almost everyone, it did not have an apparent plot, nor did it really have anything to do with the first 2 or 3, and it also did not show any signs of a real story line until about 170 pages into it, and even then it was short lived. I honestly think this book might have been better if it did not have anything to do with the odyssey series, if it was all alone, and had some of the things relating to the first three taken out it would have been a really good book, and that's why i have rated it a 6, cuz it sux as a sequel but alone it's pretty cool.
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Summary: Sad end to a wonderful series.
Review: While I have not read the entire novel, I have read the excerpt published several months ago in Playboy. I must say that, unfortunately, even this brief taste of 3001 was bitter. It failed to interest me. I also didn't accept the fact that Poole could have survived in space for a millenium. At least I'll always have 2001 to revisit.
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Summary: An Uninteresting View of an Interesting Future...
Review: Unfortunately, 3001's occasional good ideas were not quite enough to save 3001 from its dull plot and generally poor writing.
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Summary: Disappointing ending
Review: I liked everything but the ending
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Summary: A good story but a sad plot
Review: The book was a good read but it had no plot, It was just a continuation of the series of the monoliths. I Think it would have been better if Clarke had concerntrated more on the monoliths and "hal-man", (Shouldn't it have been Hal-Dave-Hayewood?). Poole was a good addition to the series be ressurected. If he had not been there I would have felt that the only connection between all the books (and in some cases movies) was Hal, Dave and the monoliths. Unfortunately the ending left a window to create 4001 (a space story gone too far). Hopefully it will have more from the beginnings of the series
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Summary: The FINAL odyssey, I hope
Review: As sad as this may sound, I would have expected better from a first-time hack writer. This is hardly ACC at his prime; the plot was utterly contrived, consisting of little more than a repeat of chapters from the previous three books with some glue in between. As an attempt to add some suspense, the reader is treated to an ending worthy of Hollywood: the Monolith becomes the villain of the story, with our heroes involved in a gratuitous battle to save Earth. The deus ex machina solution, of course, consists of one (1) supercomputer virus, Jeff Goldblum, and a Powerbook. Wait - I must have confused this with Independence Day.
This series has definitely reached a new low point with the 3001: Final Odyssey. I do not relish the thought of yet another literary atrocity, just in case the publishers are even contemplating a sequel. Avoid at all costs.
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Summary: Nice Nostalgic Fluff
Review: The book isn't deep, hard to read, of straining. It's justyour average piece of science fiction fluff with the added benefit ofrecalling the seductive nostalgia of 2001, 2010, and 2061. Wait for the paperback then find a cosy spot to let yourself relax while reading a little mind-candy.
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Summary: 3001: Just Say NO!
Review: If anyone suggests you read this book, just say NO! Why? How about: NO plot, NO characterization, NO answers, NO drama, NO tension, and above all:
NO sense of wonder! Of all the books I would have loved to see convey a sense of wonder over the mysteries of the universe, this would be it. A very disappointing Cincinnati-to-San-Francisco-on-Delta read
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