Rendezvous with Rama (1972)

[bc:Rendezvous With Rama|112537|Rendezvous With Rama (Rama, #1)|Arthur C. Clarke|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357153807s/112537.jpg|1882772] [b:Rendezvous With Rama|112537|Rendezvous With Rama (Rama, #1)|Arthur C. Clarke|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357153807s/112537.jpg|1882772] is one of those books it's a pleasure to return to, especially when you've just finished something that has had a profound impact on you. The concept is simple enough - a strange body penetrating the Solar System, and a small group of people assigned to investigate it. The vision of Clarke is superbly realised, as you'd expect from a giant of science fiction. Unfortunately, to say much is to present little but spoilers. What I will say is that the characters are well enough crafted without any great depth to them, as the story is more about their discoveries than about them. Of course, it's not just about Rama, as such, but about what we might eventually achieve ourselves in our quest to reach out into deep space.

Without any heavyweight, character-driven plot, Rendezvous With Rama is a good light read between other, more potent works.
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This really felt like half a book. ( )

Started reading it because I saw it was being turned into a movie. Now that I've read it, I can't see how this could possibly work as a movie for the masses. I still hope they try, though. ( )

Really liked this. The only trouble I had was I never could get a vision in my head of what it looked like. I know that sounds crazy, but here me out.. all the descriptors in the world can't help me if I have no reference.. and I really felt like I didn't know what it looked like when the book was done. Just one simple line drawing would have moved me forward immeasurably. ( )

I should reread this book, as I read it in 8th grade (I remember because I read it mostly during science class). Perhaps because I found the class rather dull, I found the book dull. ( )