Paul’s review of Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Not encouraging, sitting as it is on my to read shelf.
Thought perhaps Paul was being too harsh. This is a Hugo winner, after all. And I immensely enjoyed Calculating God. Sadly, after getting 2/3 through the book, it was undeniably clear that Paul was on point. Not interested in investing 3 more hours to finish it.
Can you identify the "myriad scientific conceptions scattered everywhere" you claim to find in this novel?
I'd nominate the claim that the big bang theory is religious in nature as one of the most egregious examples.
@James Weird, Goodreads doesn't seem to notify me about comments on my reviews, I wonder how many comments I've received on other reviews that I don't know about. 🤔
It's been quite a while since I read this book and I don't particularly want to revisit this particular sorry chapter in Hugo history, but if I recall correctly one of the biggest issues was with the idea that quantum computers work by doing calculations in random alternate universes, including ones where all of history is completely different. That's... not even remotely close.
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Not encouraging, sitting as it is on my to read shelf.
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Thought perhaps Paul was being too harsh. This is a Hugo winner, after all. And I immensely enjoyed Calculating God. Sadly, after getting 2/3 through the book, it was undeniably clear that Paul was on point. Not interested in investing 3 more hours to finish it.
Can you identify the "myriad scientific conceptions scattered everywhere" you claim to find in this novel?
I'd nominate the claim that the big bang theory is religious in nature as one of the most egregious examples.
@James Weird, Goodreads doesn't seem to notify me about comments on my reviews, I wonder how many comments I've received on other reviews that I don't know about. 🤔It's been quite a while since I read this book and I don't particularly want to revisit this particular sorry chapter in Hugo history, but if I recall correctly one of the biggest issues was with the idea that quantum computers work by doing calculations in random alternate universes, including ones where all of history is completely different. That's... not even remotely close.
