The Gods Themselves

The Gods Themselves

1972 • 288 pages

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Average rating3.9

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This book reflects some Asimov's concerns throughout his life, such as the disdain that people shows towards science, his role as a public face for science, and the petty disputes in academia. It is very dry, there is no empathy for the characters and nothing worth reading except for the most die hard sci-fi fans.

It shares the same problems I see in The Foundation. There is this sentiment of turning the soft sciences into mathematical facts, though the use of some flimsy rationalization (like psychohistory)

The story revolves around the discover of a infinity source of power, and its consequences to the world.

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March 10, 2016