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James Michener (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Any Michener fans here? I just read "Space" and it was amazing. Wondering what from him I should read next?

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[–] MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some spoilers ahead.

It was fantastic, but very long -- seems to be a theme for his novels. I find myself thinking about it now even all this time later. It does feel like the whole science vs. anti-science theme kinda got slipped in towards the second half of the novel as a plot device and it felt weird at times tbh, but I did think it was poignant. The big climax with the Apollo 18 mission didn't hit me as hard as Pope sharing his memory of Claggett with his class afterwards.

[–] CatWinner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It sounds pretty compelling; I’ll have to give it a read. If you’re interested in the west & Colorado, Centennial is an awesome (and very long!) read. He just writes epics, no casual stories for him!