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A review by hakimbriki
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick
3.0
An acclaimed sci-fi novella about a group of extraterrestrials doing archeology work in the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) seven millennia after the extinction of the human race? Hell yeah!
I couldn't contain my excitement when I first heard about Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge - Firstly because I love throught-provoking sci-fi that explores the History of the human race from the POV of aliens, and also because it is set in Tanzania, one of the most fascinating and historically rich countries in Africa.
"He Who Knows", a member of the exploration team, is a "Feeler". He is able to alter his structure and make his body flow around objects to be "part of them" and explore their history. Artifact after artifact, we learn many things about the lives of a few human beings throughout history.
The concept is fine and the execution interesting. But I honestly think this would have worked a lot better as a full-length novel. I felt like the author did not explore the idea to its full extent, leaving many gaps in the story and an ending that is so frustrating, it somehow ruins the experience. This could have been so much better!
I couldn't contain my excitement when I first heard about Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge - Firstly because I love throught-provoking sci-fi that explores the History of the human race from the POV of aliens, and also because it is set in Tanzania, one of the most fascinating and historically rich countries in Africa.
"He Who Knows", a member of the exploration team, is a "Feeler". He is able to alter his structure and make his body flow around objects to be "part of them" and explore their history. Artifact after artifact, we learn many things about the lives of a few human beings throughout history.
The concept is fine and the execution interesting. But I honestly think this would have worked a lot better as a full-length novel. I felt like the author did not explore the idea to its full extent, leaving many gaps in the story and an ending that is so frustrating, it somehow ruins the experience. This could have been so much better!