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Yeah, the book was about allegories and situations. The plot devices were intended to drive certain plot elements, not to be in the Clarkean way the first princ
by fsloth 7y ago
Yeah, the book was about allegories and situations. The plot devices were intended to drive certain plot elements, not to be in the Clarkean way the first principle driving rationale for the work.
The trilogy is very enjoyable!
- gilbetron 7y agoWell put - the way he wrote the "science" was fun and used in novel, clever ways to further the interesting situations and ideas and analogies, which is why it was awesome. Plus it was neat reading a book that was first Chinese and then translated. I found the subtle differences in tones and characters fascinating.