Reviews

Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke

Only show reviews with written explanations

katebrouns's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

cameronkobesauthor's review

Go to review page

3.0

I like sci-fi, and I like classic sci-fi, but I couldn't get into this. Not a lot happened, and throughout the story the things that did happen were happening because the plot called for it, not because the characters acted of their own volition. It was also really heavy on exposition.

bog_boi's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

zone_a3's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

marvelarry's review against another edition

Go to review page

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

skylar2's review

Go to review page

4.0

This book was a very interesting tale of the twilight of two civilizations, and how they got to that point. Clarke introduces sci-fi concepts seen in many future stories, including the danger of entrusting true understanding to machines, machine intelligence. This was all the more impressive given that he published the book in 1948, and is another example of Clarke being ahead of his time.