I read this book before “Rama,” but am writing this after my
review of it. Despite this book having a
little more action and characterization than “Rama,” I had a tougher time
getting into it. It didn’t grab me until
the exciting climax. The juxtaposition
of the ancient King’s biography and the construction of the gardens were
interesting, but still didn’t grip me.
The same held true with the conflict with the monks.
As with Clarke’s other books I’ve read, “Fountains” is
really well written. His descriptions of
everything is vivid and precise: the science/engineering, the characters
thoughts and actions, the history. But
again, it reads more like non-fiction than fiction. The characters don’t have emotional
arcs. They just are. Things happen to them. They respond.
It’s all very sterile.
I give this book 3 stars because of the imagination that
went into this book, and for his amazing descriptive abilities. If I could have just felt something for the
characters, I would have given it four stars.
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