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The Garden of Rama

Name: The Garden of Rama
Author: Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

1991•Science fiction•511 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceadventurefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is expansive, stylish and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Book 3 of Clarke's Rama series is about an alien ghost ship that enters the solar system. This book picks up with the story of the crew who stayed aboard Rama at the end of Rama 2.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceAdventureAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

Life on other planetsScience fictionEnglish Science fictionInterplanetary voyages

Details

Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Published: 1991
Pages: 511
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Source: Open Library

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