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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Very good SF sequel to Hominids when two universes interact. Love story is a weak point but ending was worth the wait as Ponter exacts vengeance for Mary's rape by castrating rapist, their version of Justice. I enjoyed this and the preceding book in the series. The story was interesting, but there were a lot of things to think about concerning many subjects, as there was somewhat of an open slate for differences between the two alternate earths. I enjoyed the places where the members of our reality tried to explaing things like religion and politics to the alternate members who had a much different outlook. I am so frustrated. This series has potential, yes, but there are so many problems. The sub-plot is globally important, but it's the sub-plot. I like Mary, but she gets on my nerves(I also can tell that the author is a man from the way Mary is written). The frame story in this novel got on my nerves. The dialog did not get any better, and the frequent religion talk continued. I wouldn't be this frustrated at these bad things if I didn't really like some of the story, but there's only so much that can be forgiven. This may be where I leave this series off, unless I can find a good deal on the last book, no matter how frustrated I may be at never knowing more. no reviews | add a review
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In the Hugo Award-winning Hominids, Neanderthal quantum physicist Ponter Boddit fell through an interdimensional portal into our version of reality. In this Hugo-nominated sequel, Ponter -- a character you'll never forget -- returns to our world and his growing relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughan, exploring our society with his penetrating, alien gaze. "Sawyer takes on guns, religious assumptions, automobiles, and even the Big Bang in this highly entertaining tale of a (more or less) rational Outsider. The chapter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial should be required reading for anyone who wishes to sit in the Oval Office." -- Jack McDevitt on Humans "The most unusual love story you've ever read." -- Rocky Mountain News on Humans "The biggest job of science fiction is to portray the Other. To help us imagine the strange and see the familiar in eerie new ways. Nobody explores this territory more boldly than Robert J. Sawyer." -- David Brin on Humans "Hominids is anthropological fiction at its best." -- W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, USA Today bestselling authors of People of the Thunder "Hominids belongs on the same shelf as Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land." -- Starlog No library descriptions found. |
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