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The third part is a complete change in tone, but it is actually necessary for the entire book because without it the ending would be implied to be extraordinary

• aloe_falsa 2y ago
  That's exactly what ruined it for me. The few apparent survivors of the human race are huddled in a tin can, running out of resources - fade to black - and suddenly, by divine providence and author fiat, everything is fine. It kills the suspension of disbelief.
  • LordN00b 2y ago
    ...and 5000 years! That's 2.5 Jesus's of time and distance.
    • MrDresden 2y ago
      ... and comes accross as a deus ex machina transition. More authors should be brave and have their stories end bleakly. Great examples that come to mind would be 'Death's End', 'Echopraxia' (to a lesser extent also the prior 'Blindsight'), 'Consider Phlebas', just to name a few.