rdviii, 9 months ago

@rayckeith @betaquarii @bookstodon sorry, that was not phrased politely. Let me retract that and say:
Brin is amazing with ideas, rigorous on the internal logic, and overall a writer whose work I love. But IMO Earth is heavy lifting, best suited for people who are already SF and probably Brin fans. It's kind of "old school" SF, where it's idea after idea, and it's clear that the author is most interested in where the ideas go rather than where the people go or the story goes.