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Incidentally, Kim Stanley Robinson's novel Aurora, which aims to deflate optimism that human beings will ever expand past our solar system, describes an attempt
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
Incidentally, Kim Stanley Robinson's novel Aurora, which aims to deflate optimism that human beings will ever expand past our solar system, describes an attempt to colonize an Earth-like planet that fails because its environment is rich in prions.
- abraxas 6y agoAnd you spoiled an excellent book for others on the site, why?
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoMentioning this isn’t a spoiler – it comes fairly early on, and before KSR gets to what are arguably his main points – unless you are one of those people who think that any mention whatsoever of a book’s plot is a spoiler. Plus, it was widely discussed in reviews at the time.
- abraxas 6y agoIt's in the middle of the book and is a very important spoiler. You very much summarized the first half of the book.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoExactly, "first half of the book" is not spoiler territory. It is the sort of thing typically summarized in a review. One can only reasonably demand a spoiler warning for a twist that comes later in a book. What will surprise readers of Aurora are two things that happen after that prion plot.
- mleonhard 6y agoI feel angry after reading your comment. I have that book on my shelf and plan to read it soon. You spoiled part of the story. :(
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoPeople discuss book plots online all the time and a person can’t expect to remain oblivious to everything, especially considering that what I mentioned isn’t even a shocking plot twist: it is where KSR goes after this part of the book that will challenge and surprise readers.