The Last Question by Isaac Asimov — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Muneel Zaidi rated it it was amazing
about 4 years ago

Shelves: favorites , fiction , fiction-science , fiction-mystery , fiction-classic , favorite-favorites

What's the point in giving you a summery for a 4,000-word short story? So here's what I'll do instead: I'll give you a lesson in physics. Sound good? Cool. Ever hear of the second law of thermodynamics? Yes? But you have no clue what it means? Okay, well we can work with... Read full review

Tyler Bair rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago

Shelves: sci-fi

JUST GOOGLE IT AND READ IT!!! A very quick 15 minute read and easily one of the best sci-fi short stories I've ever read. Whatever their literary tastes, anyone is capable of thoroughly enjoying this great work by one of the greatest sci-fi authors of all time! The last t... Read full review

Franco Santos rated it really liked it
about 1 year ago

Interesante explicación del origen del universo. No puedo decir mucho más de lo que pienso porque sería spoiler, pero muy interesante historia.

Komal rated it it was amazing
over 2 years ago

Shelves: classics , science-fiction

Mind blown in 5 pages.

I've never wondered so deeply about the walks of our universe in 22 years of my life as much as I have in the span of barely fifteen minutes, which began with me opening this story and ended with me finishing it.

There is no proper review for me to pr... Read full review

RItu rated it it was amazing
7 months ago

Shelves: ebooks

" THERE IS YET INSUFFICIENT VOCABULARY TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL REVIEW OF THIS SHORT-STORY. "

Heck, what enormous stuffs people are capable of thinking!!

And only thing in my mind now is :

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Kels rated it it was amazing
6 months ago

Shelves: tr , science-fiction , short-read , classics , philosophy , literature , fantasy , alternating-povs , awesome-ending , books-that-linger , epic , favorites , futuristic , i-m-still-reeling , i-did-not-see-that-one-coming , mixed-feelings , thriller-suspense , twist-ending , shorties

Our Sun will support life for billions of years, but what happens when it burns out? Perhaps future technology will enable us to seek out the safety of distant stars and habitat new planets, but then eventually those stars will die too. So is life as we know it, and all o... Read full review

Denisse rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago

Recommends it for: Hardcore Science Fanatics

Shelves: best-shortstories

Yes. When you want to actually think on what you are reading, pick this short story. Isaac Asimov was a genious, oh yhea. Science "Fiction" in its most perfect example.

Santo Dios
Jesús en la Cruz!
Santo niño de atocha!
Ave Maria Purisima!
Mas todas las exclamaciones que se t... Read full review

Belén rated it it was amazing
2 months ago

Estaba segura que odiaba la ciencia ficción... hasta hoy.

Ben rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph11...

edit: new link provided from a below comment

great read.

Sindhuja rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago

A review of this tale will not make sense for three reasons:

1) The unfolding of a certain twist in this short story is done with the last few words of this ~4000 word long story.
2) A review of any form will sweeten the pill - the crux of what Asimov is trying to get at.
3... Read full review