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Noon: 22nd Century by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

michinio's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5... პირველი სერიოზული ნამუშეარია და მოუხედავად იმისა, რომ კომუნისტური ფანტასტიკის კლასიკური შემთხვევაა, უკვე მაინც ჩანს ის სტილი, იდეები და ხასიათები, რასაც 70-იანებში უკვე სულ სხვა დონეზე მიუდგნენ სტრუგაცკები!

jultavy's review against another edition

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

3.75

bertwagner's review

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

sashkello's review

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3.0

A set of stories which are supposed to be related, but really there isn't much to work with... Characters are rather formulaic and poorly developed, so you forget who is who after a short while. The fact that some of them travel from one story to another has no impact at all, as nothing would change if you simply use different names... Nevertheless, the read is mildly entertaining and has its moments. Not for revisiting, but OK for a quick and easy read.

nv6acaat's review

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4.0

interlinked shorts, like the Martian Chronicles, but across a wider scale. 

yayakusheva's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

iggr's review against another edition

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2.0

Идеалогия, слегка присыпанная элементами фантастики.

sergei_ter_tumasov's review

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1.0

Скучная книга об унылом будущем.

Когда же я доберусь до интересных книг [a:Arkady Strugatsky|1159886|Arkady Strugatsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1519335066p2/1159886.jpg] и [a:Boris Strugatsky|7170730|Boris Strugatsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1373635599p2/7170730.jpg]??!!! Здесь же стандартная советская научная фантастика: безостановочная работа, трудовые подвиги, самопожертвования ради науки!!! Не понравилась также структура книги и то как авторы представляют героев: то называют их по имени-отчеству, то по фамилии, то используют прозвища. Так что просто понять о ком идёт речь бывало нелегко!!!

Плюс есть, но очень маленький: было немного (очень немного) юмора и даже сатиры, но всё остальное - сплошная идеология, не потревоженная ни приключениями, ни тайнами!!!

bright_style's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

allie_shu's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0