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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I really liked Sundiver. Extremely clever aliens, something I don't know if I've ever seen before in a sci-fi book. I enjoyed that it went away from the typically terran viewpoint of aliens having to at least be similar to something we have seen here on earth. These were completely new. The...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “just not my thing. i didn't really care about the characters or what was happening. it seemed to be just a vehicle to display his idea about a life form in the sun.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Interesting book.”
Javier C wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really like Brin's idea of uplift, and a galaxy of patron & sponsor species, in hindsight similar to the dynamics of Iain M. Banks' Culture galaxy. The idea of sun-dwelling creatures was also fascinating. But for some reason, despite all that, I found this book slow and rather boring. Not the best introduction to his Uplift Saga, though Startide Rising is definitely a better book.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This was a great sci-fi mystery and got me introduced into the Uplift universe that was so wonderfully elaborated upon in the next couple of books. A fun read.”
jkeiser wrote this review Thursday, September 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was my least favorite book in the first trilogy. While it certainly sets the foundation for the rest of the series, it just felt too disjointed from the rest of the series.”
Kim S wrote this review Sunday, August 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The first of David Brin's Uplift novels, in which humanity has taken to the stars only to find an alien civilization millions of years old, where ancient "patron" races adopt new "client" races just showing signs of intelligence, transforming them into advanced civilizations in a handful of years--for a price. Humans, the first race to reach the stars without a patron in millenia, are in a precarious position as various clans of patrons and clients try to discredit them, adopt them, support them, and even destroy them. As with most "first books in a series," Sundiver is a relatively weak read that gives way to the much better Startide and Uplfit War. A great series if you love sci-fi with a lot of aliens, like I do. ”
Rudy R wrote this review Saturday, July 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“just not my thing. i didn't really care about the characters or what was happening. it seemed to be just a vehicle to display his idea about a life form in the sun.”
Anne H wrote this review Thursday, June 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I just re-read this one and liked it even more than the first time. I loved seeing Earth in early contact with galactic society, different than what we see in Startide Rising and the rest of the series.”
Heather G wrote this review Thursday, February 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the first, and weakest of the Uplift Saga. But it's still a fine read, and I recommend it.”
lisacastle wrote this review Saturday, August 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
