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    <body><![CDATA[Yet another great Grand Tour book - I love reading these, they just fly for me!  Saturn and Titan should be read close together since they're basically one continuing story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel had a number of interesting elements that, in the end, just did not click.  The social construct felt a bit old hat.  The science, however, was interesting and, at points, provacative.  The plot concluded far too quickly and predictably.  During the read, I was only uncertain as to the di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30704745">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The characters are two-dimensional and unlikable, and the state of the world depicted is quite implausible---more a leftist's nightmare than a real and honest speculation on what the future might be.<br/><br/>Despite that, however, the startling discovery about the rings of Saturn at the end of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20523764">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The science is good. The characters are cartoons. The soap opera drama is so bad it's hilarious. Yeah this book was actually kinda fun believe it or not.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a bad book, the characters seemed a bit off from his usual well rounded characters.  Not a waste of time to read, but not anything special.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Soap Opera along the lines of trashy romance novels.  <br/><br/>Interesting end though with the discovery at Saturn's rings. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Follows my favorite formula.  People on a spaceship creating an &quot;ideal&quot; environment.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Bad book about bad people. Do not waist your time!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Overall it was OK, a light read but nothing that stood out]]></body>
    
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