Titan (Gaea) by John Varley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Titan (Gaea)
Book Review: fun story told by a lousy writer; turn into garbage later: beware!
Summary: 1 Stars
A few things become evident in the course of reading this book. One is that Varley has never actually met a human being and has no idea at all how they interact. Second, he has never met a scientist and has no idea how they think. The cover of the edition I'm reading quotes Asimov, of all people, comparing Varley to a "young Heinlein". He can only have meant very, very young - perhaps pre-adolescent, OR he was quoted in referring to something entirely different Varley had written. It really is a good story, very creative, fun, etc. Even a little compelling. But it cries out for characters who make some kind of sense, and dialog that to some degree represents what these folks might conceivably say to one another. Both are missing. *** First Update: Oddly, as the book progresses it gets worse and worse. Some sequences simply make no sense at all, and this can't possibly have ever been looked over by a competent editor. The only explanation for most of what goes on is: the author says so. There's no other internal logic, no cohesion, just the undisciplined imagination of a guy with bad grammar, poor short-term memory and a completely unjustified determination to keep typing. *** 2nd and last update: I have abandoned this turkey as it has descended into gibberish. So ought the author to have done. Abandon hope all ye who read past page 100, more or less.Book Review: once you start you cant stop reading titan
Summary: 5 Stars
marvelous story plot, mr. varley please dont stop. we need more adventure and more titan stories. I give titan six stars