![]() The decision to send human beings to another world.But the stories have a fundamental three-part structure in common: But I didn’t care for Aurora, and I think I can say why: I was not moved or convinced by the cultural world it portrays.Īdam writes, “ Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson’s best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever.” So since he compared it to the Mars trilogy, I will too - even though in one sense that’s unfair, since the Mars books gave Robinson at least three times as many words in which to portray a fictional world. If I had liked it more than Adam did I wouldn’t be bothered but I’d prefer not to be the sort of reader whose insufficient catholicity of taste, or readily insensitivity, blocks him from appreciating things that deserve appreciation. ![]() ![]() ![]() And while such differences in literary experience are inevitable and commonplace - “People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like” is the most truthful of all reviews - I’m a little uncomfortable to be so far from Adam in my response.Īnd that’s because I didn’t like the book. ![]() My friend Adam Roberts, whose critical judgment is superb, loved Kim Stanley Robinson’s new novel Aurora I didn’t. ![]()
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