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This is a clever and thoughtful book by a much underrated author, he has many credits to his name. His work is from another era but is as easily readable now as it as then. They are hard to find but his work is worth looking for.
If I might generalize a bit, a lot of science fiction seems to be implicitly or explicitly hostile to religion. This book is one of the few, perhaps the only, science fiction book I've read that actually treats a current day religion with something approaching not just toleration, but outright admiration.
A Case of Conscience review at SFReader.com ...more
A Case of Conscience review at SFReader.com ...more
Well, I can't say I enjoyed the read, but it was thought provoking. Very heavy on the philosophical and religious themes. Where it failed for me was in the characterization, it wasn't rich enough for me. I like my characters to be more fleshed out. I had no idea what some of the characters were thinking or why they took the actions they did.
That said, I did hate most of the characters quite deeply for their hypocrisy and hubris and total disrespect for anyone and anything OTHER than themselves. ...more
That said, I did hate most of the characters quite deeply for their hypocrisy and hubris and total disrespect for anyone and anything OTHER than themselves. ...more
A superb novel, one of the great theological SF works.
Excellent first half, utterly terrible second half, with an awesomely suspicious Deus Ex Machina at the end.
I did not enjoy it that much. Wanted it to end as fast as possible to read something else.
I did not enjoy it that much. Wanted it to end as fast as possible to read something else.
Apr 10, 2017
Ash
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