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Description: The Garden of Rama : Paperback : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc : 9780553298178 : 0553298178 : 01 Oct 1992 : The Ramans return in the third saga of extraterrestrial contact--a riveting odyssey of a future Eden. The phenomenon begun in Rendezvous with Rama and carried on in Rama II continues in a masterpiece of technological extrapolation--an exhilarating adventure into the heart of both the universe and humankind. A New York Times Notable Book for 1990. The Book Depository The Garden of Rama by Arthur C. Clarke - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Sarah
Rating: 5
Review: I am amazed by all the negative reviews of this book. I didn't review book 1, but would give it 5 stars. Book 2, I gave 4 stars - because it was a bit tedious in places, but compared to many books out there, it would really deserve 5. This one, I found fascinating, throughout the whole 1000 pages. I totally disagree that the characters are 2 dimensional.. I am not religious so, like with book 2, I found some of the religious elements a bit off-putting, but in this book, it was more integrated into the whole story (although I find it hard to believe that in hundreds of years, there will still be devout Catholics who believe birth control is a sin, and to imagine it annoys me, to be honest). The story was so long and contained so many different elements that I found it hard to remember they were all within this one book - I kept thinking I must be remembering book 2, but checking, would realise my error. I was not disappointed with any part of this, neither the reveal about where Rama I and II came from, their purpose, or the follow-on from that. I found the 3rd part an excellent description of humanity's worst failings, and find it depressingly easy to imagine that our greed, xenophobia and selfishness would have the story play out exactly as described, if this were to happen tomorrow. Sadly.. And this story evoked in me the same utter sadness and anger as when I contemplate the situation on earth today. Nevertheless, I did not find it a depressing read, overall. Yes, I found main Nicole character a bit annoying all along, but it's also worth considering that this book was written decades ago, so it's not surprising we'd find some aspects of personal experiences a bit outdated or sanctimonious - despite our many failings, humanity has moved on somewhat, culturally and socially, since that time, and my annoyance was not nearly enough to put me off the story overall. Plus, she's her own hardest critic, so it's hard to be too annoyed.. And I found her character anything but lacking in depth. Overall, I found this an excellent book, and would definitely recommend it, if you like classic Sci-fi.
Author: Mr J Sangwine
Rating: 1
Review: Got a bit silly half way through couldn’t read any further. First book was very good, but by book three, was for me a book to far.