Blue Mars
Ratings48
Average rating3.9
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Ratings48
Average rating3.9
After declaring independence from Earth, Mars still faces problems: an impending ice age, a search for religious meaning, and immigration. New medical discoveries enable people to live 200 years, causing overpopulation on Earth and the Martians object to being swamped by Earthmen. A replay of New World problems in space. By the author of a trilogy, of which this is the last volume.
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Comme pour le deuxième volume, les chapitres sont d'intérêt très inégal : certains sont très intéressants, d'autres ennuyants à mourir. J'ai tenu jusqu'au bout, autant par intérêt que par souci de ne pas abandonner si près du but. Une certitude, toutefois : le premier volume, passionnant, reste inégalé par les deux suivants.
Interested in some parts, not so interested in others. Skimmed over a lot of parts. I found myself hoping it would end but when it did it was with a wimper. This book dragged along and in my opinion the slowest of series so far.
That was just, So SO MUCH. It appears that the challenge of writing about the long term effects of humanity settling on Mars was no longer enough in this last installment of the trilogy, so Robinson sprinkled in concerns about Earth and then extended out to the rest of our solar system! And of course, it's not just the political ramifications of trade or immigration between Earth and Mars, or the political, economic, infrastructural and environmental situation of Mars, or impact of longevity treatments on population growth in Earth and Mars, or the ‘quick decline' or memory issues being experienced by the First Hundred as even longevity treatments are not a guarantee against death or some form of mental/memory deterioration, and then exploring what that looks like and how it might be combatted, or speculating consecutively on how generations of humans would adapt physiologically and alternatively/simultaneously work to artificially modify themselves for an alien climate, there's also the multi-generational cast of characters, so that in the middle of this epic sci fi about colonizing Mars you have what could be termed multiple family sagas also occurring via alternating POVs and cameos. Highlights: Vlad going off on Antar about all the flaws of old capitalist system, having great answers to every tired rebuttal. As always, Nadia's POV, though didn't love how much she had to deal with political B.S. this time ‘round, and Nirgal's POV, especially the visit to Earth, the overwhelmed sense of wonder. Robinson's descriptions, often aided by a wealth of words for different colours, make environments both familiar and alien come alive. If you want to dig into the scientific and environmental and political what ifs, I think you'll really enjoy this series. Be certain you've got a fairly high tolerance for interpersonal drama, and can survive the 90s heteronormative gender dynamics and high propensity for the female characters to have manipulative, hyperemotional(one might even say hysterical), irrationally obdurate tendencies. ⚠️Child abuse
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3 primary books5 released booksMars Trilogy is a 5-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1901 with contributions by Kim Stanley Robinson.
