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It took me almost 3 months to read this epic. It is so full of deep and challenging ideas that every 20 pages felt like a full meal, which I needed time to digest.
And frankly, I wished for about 30 more IQ points, which I felt would have helped me appreciate the book even better. Because Vinge is way smarter than me, and he's doing something very, very hard here: writing about intelligences far beyond current human level, in a setting that spans vast stretche ...more
It took me almost 3 months to read this epic. It is so full of deep and challenging ideas that every 20 pages felt like a full meal, which I needed time to digest.
And frankly, I wished for about 30 more IQ points, which I felt would have helped me appreciate the book even better. Because Vinge is way smarter than me, and he's doing something very, very hard here: writing about intelligences far beyond current human level, in a setting that spans vast stretche ...more
Given this was written in 1992 I was pleasantly surprised how well it has stood up to the passage of time. Some fascinating races, cultures and ideas. I plan to read the other books in the Zones of Thought series someday.
Before reading this, you might want to take a look at the Setting portion of the wikipedia entry for the book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_... ...more
Before reading this, you might want to take a look at the Setting portion of the wikipedia entry for the book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_... ...more
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