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The jump from fiction to speculative was improbable. But me enjoying this book was improbable, too. But I did.
Solid 3.5 star reading experience for me, very well written and entertaining, I was compelled to keep reading. I found it a little bit difficult to maintain my suspension of disbelief. Loved the melding of science fiction with spirituality/religion, enjoy those two big areas getting tackled in an interesting way.
I struggled along through this one. Even though the story was fascinating I never felt compelled to pick it up even when I was home sick for a week.
As a native of Texas I had a hard time with the character of Yarborough (sp?). While the cadence of his language was spot on the vocabulary was not. Texans don't speak like cartoon characters. Sorry.
And that me question the other characters. They never felt real.
Good story. A bit too long. But most of all I enjoyed the looks on friends' faces when I ...more
As a native of Texas I had a hard time with the character of Yarborough (sp?). While the cadence of his language was spot on the vocabulary was not. Texans don't speak like cartoon characters. Sorry.
And that me question the other characters. They never felt real.
Good story. A bit too long. But most of all I enjoyed the looks on friends' faces when I ...more
An amazing science fiction tale of a Jesuit mission to another planet. A radio transmission of music from a nearby planet, captured by an astronomy lab in Puerto Rico, sets off the events spanning over 40 years in this incredibly original, engaging, unnerving book. Please don't let the sci-fi or the Jesuit angle turn you off at all!
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Poor dialogue, though the concept was so interesting. Just couldn't get into the characters.
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Very powerful story but not for the faint of heart.
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