Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) in Bloggers Unite™

Jul 14, 2009 seak rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction, 2009, top-10-scifi

I'm a big fan of this book. It had me captivated the entire time. If a new planet is to be explored this is the exact way to do it with the same kinds of people and intentions.

It bugged me that... [spoiler ahead:]

...we never actually got to meet the Ramans themselves after so much build up.

Great book nonetheless. Thank you Mr. Clarke. ...more

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Sep 16, 2007 Angel rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: science_fiction

This is one of those classics of science fiction that you would think I would have read by now. Well, I am hoping to get to it now. I found my copy really cheap in the second hand store. We'll see how it goes.

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It was not as riveting as I thought it would be. While the science is good, i.e. Clarke does pay attention to the science in the story, overall, the story itself moves very slowly. In a way, reading this book was like playing the game Myst, and I am not saying that as praise. That g ...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Sky Rose Reviews rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was recommended this a friend so I delved into it without much of a first impression. Soon enough however it occurred to me that this was not like any science fiction book I have ever read. Most of the passages of this book are dedicated to describing the most amazing and indeed the first alien spaceship humanity had every encountered, Rama.

While reading this book I realise that there is a real reason why Clarke was considered one of the big three of science fiction writing. This book unlike ...more

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