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Title: 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0-345-30306-7 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 January, 1984 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (83 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Better Than 2001
Comment: This book is the sequel to 2001: A Space Oddysey, and is, in my opinion, a superior book. First, to clarify: this is not a sequel to the novel 2001, rather it is a sequel to the movie. If you do not watch the movie you might get lost. This book is superior to its predecessor because of its pacing and greater level of wonder and suspense. While 2001 grabbed my interest, it moved a little slow. 2010 starts quickly and doesn't stop until the last page. This book begins with the launch of LEONOV, a Russian Space Ship with an important mission: to rendezvous with DISCOVERY and find the invaluable information contained in its computer banks. There is trouble from the start: a Chinese vessel has beat them to Jupiter, presumably to view the invaluable information for themselves. The vessel is destroyed on Europa, a moon on Jupiter. Meanwhile, Dave Bowman, now a being of pure energy, returns to Earth, effectively as a probe, to find out about the planet. He makes contact with an old girlfriend and his mother, then he returns to his old ship, DISCOVERY. I could not stop reading this exciting and compelling novel and cannot wait to read the final two of the series, although I have heard that they are subpar.
Rating: 2
Summary: very disappointing
Comment: - Attention: Spoilers -
If you find yourself captivated by the mysteriousness of the universe clarke and kubrick created in 2001, then DO NOT read 2010. Having been a fan of 2001 since childhood, I decided to commit myself to reading the books. When I began doing so, an aura of "untouchable coolness" surrounded the 2001 universe. This feeling was shattered by reading the books, especially 2010 and 2061. THe movie 2010 retains the omnipotent mysteriousness of the monolith, the characteristic of the 2001 universe which I feel makes it so great. There are a number of things about this book which annoy me. The first is Clarke's annoying tendency to spoonfeed the reader incredibly dumbed down, and often very corny, explanations for each major event in the story, which never fail to destroy the sense of awe which pervaded the movies. This is obvious in many different parts of the book, but reaches a fever pitch in the end of the book, with statements along the lines of - "wait a second - i think jupiter just turned into a star!" and "I think the monoliths just might be the "swiss army knife" of the galaxy. I almost could not bear reading the final chapter of the book, an unbelievably corny depiction of the thoughts of europan explorers in the year 20,001 on their place in the universe. Clarke also has a tendency to "pitch" scientific ideas to the reader, for no apparent reason, launching into what is essentially an essay on one of his pet topics. The example which sticks out is the "von neumann" mahcine, which served no purpose in furthering the story, but could have had a place in a collection of speculative essays. And lastly, Clarke seems to believe that everyone in the world is part of the scientific community, and that everyone will be able to relate to his nerdy scientist's sense of humor. I find this very annoying. wrapping things up here, I have nothing but the utmost respect for arthur c. clarke as a scientist, and scientific essaysist, as well as his ability to relate science to the reader. However, I think he should stick to the realm of writing essays, and not writing fiction.
Rating: 4
Summary: What's up with EPCOT?
Comment: In this case, I'd say that the film is better than the book. I have a few complaints about the book. It bothers me that Clarke caved to the plot of the movie, 2001, and removed the whole bit about going to Saturn from Jupiter. It leaves his first book standing alone. Books and movies diverge all the time and he should have just stuck to his original storyline for the sequels.
My second complaint: what's up with the EPCOT retirement home? It's a completely hokey idea and distracting from the overall flow of the story.
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Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0451457994 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 12 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345358791 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: 3001 The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345423496 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0553287893 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345347951 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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