2312 Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Kim Stanley Robinson
SCORE
3.5
TOTAL RATINGS
536

2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson Book Summary

From the acclaimed author of New York 2140 and Red Mars, this NYT bestselling novel tells the story of a future where humanity has populated miraculous new habitats engineered across the solar system -- and the one death that triggers a precarious chain of events that could destroy it all.

The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.

The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.

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Book Name 2312
Genre Science Fiction
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 3.66 MB

2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson) Book Reviews 2024

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The Science Projections Were Great. While the projections were great, the underlying story was, at best OK. I purchased this book after reading the review in Analog. I guess I'll have to be more critical of reviews in the future.

Meh. The story is mildly interesting, but no more than that. There are only a couple moments of action, and even those are presented with very little suspense. The characters are also no more than mildly interesting. The story was apparently too short, because half the book is full of unformatted random filler - lists and stream-of-consciousness nonsense that just gets in the way. Finally, if you don't think that she-males are the greatest idea ever, then you probably won't appreciate the author's indulgence in bisexual fantasies. On the plus side, it does portray a realistic future from a technological point of view, and those are hard to find. It's just a shame the plot, characters, and writing couldn't live up to the potential of the setting.

The Good, the bad and the KSM. Robinson is an oddity among authors that I read. He will bore you to tears with endless dry, methodical description, then he will turn around and blow your mind with some profound, almost Bookchinian social philosophy. It's moments like that that make his writing worth while. But if this is a readers' first foray into the magical, yet dry world of Robinson's hard sci-fi, I might suggest the Mars Trilogy (which 2312 references), or if it can be found the Three Californias trilogy which are both fantastic reads. Hope this helps, cheers!

Ummm..... There's a plot in here that's original and interesting, but the form taken by the author... Ugh.... Personally, I think about 70% of this should be rewritten... The author seems to go out out the way with descriptions at the cost of the story. Sorry, but the best I can say is that I finished the darn thing....

2312. Only 143 pages in and I cannot bear it!

Complicated. Very long, extremely confusing. If you aren't an astronomer or a scientist in that field, half of these words don't make any sense. I find myself looking up the words every few seconds.

Awesome. Brilliant vision of the future, the kind of sci-fi book I've been looking for for years. Hardly ever write reviews but I'm perplexed but some of the other ones. Sci-fi implies science and there's quite a bit of it in this story. Beautifully woven together. Awesome.

Meanders. Interesting concept. Uneven writing. Worth being a novella but a drag to read as a full novel.

A world to strive for. Kim Stanley Robinson is the best writer of the future working now, comparisons to Asimov don't do justice to his work, while his vision is equal, his characters are far more real and complicated. Leaving the scifi aspects behind the pure literary talent makes it a joy to read.

Slow. Not a believable story arc.. I tried to read this novel 3 times. The third time I pushed further hoping at some point the story would accelerate. I finally stopped halfway - something I never do - because it was just too much. Too much non-story. Too many diversions. I’d rather not read about how Saturns F ring was formed while the characters are gravity surfing after they were just attacked. Is that believable? Would they really do that? This book just didn’t grab me and keep me turning pages like those of Alastair Reynolds and now Peter F Hamilton.

Long awaited!. Being a long-time fan of Kim Stanley Robinson, I have eagerly awaited his return to the future history of his Mars books and his masterpiece Memory of Whiteness. First came the dream sequences from Galileo's Dream and now 2312, my wishes fulfilled! Strong points: clearly drawn and interesting main characters; intriguing and well thought out settings; compelling mysteries to propel the story. Weak point: while there were some great pivotal and dramatic moments towards the end of the book, I have to feel as if there were too many unexplored threads/ideas - does this portend sequel? I'm sure this is partially my own fault for thinking that this story might be about the destruction of Venus, an event that is part of the Memory of Whiteness back story, but there are also other bits that seem abandoned rather than resolved. The above may sound like a harsh criticism, but I still regard 2312 as a success and a good read, especially if you are a KSR fan. Matching the masterpiece that is Galileo's Dream may not have been achieved, but I thoroughly enjoyed 2312 and recommend it to readers looking for well written imaginative fiction!

Great read, poorly formatted. This is a great read. A great example of Robinson being on his game. Seems a bit derivative of the Mars Trilogy, but it works here. Also like the Mars Trilogy, it feels like a pulpy romance novel at times, but again it works in its context. The formatting of this ebook, however is a disaster. It seems like there is some columnar text that got trashed and clearly some other issues. It's unreadable at times. I really hope to see this addressed.

(audiobook review only!) TERRIBLE READER.. Run away, run away. I've been listening to recorded books for decades. and this is the worst reader I've ever encountered. Imagine William Shatner's delivery style (flat. and. halting. and. scarcely. changing) combined with the Mac's Victoria synthetic voice, and you'll be pretty close. I could almost wonder if the reader has somehow digitized her own voice and then plugged in the text of the book. I have the hardback, started reading it, and decided this would be a great, fun book to listen to, so this morning I dropped another $25 on the audio version. Doubt if I will be able to stand it, though. How could the publisher possibly make such a choice of readers? Jaw-droppingly bad.

$4 wasted. Couldn’t tell what the whole book was about. I gave up after 30 pages.

Science majors will get it. I made it through the whole thing! Now I feel like I can whip up some atmosphere, throw in some big machinery, and wow I've made my own plant habitable. I give the author props for the descriptions of our galaxy, I just am not sure reading a book of fiction is suppose to be so dry. One of my favorite authors is Neil Stephenson so I a familiar with what I call "tough reads". This book was no way up to par in story or fresh ideas for science fiction. One of the main reasons I tried it was from a review stating it was close to Neil's work. I'm sorry to say I don't recommend it. Hopefully, now that the author has gone through spitting out all their info they will focus more on a really good story line. I saw the ending coming a mile away.

Puzzled. Not quite sure why this was even a Nebula contender. It feels disjointed throughout and features a highly unsympathetic protagonist.

Good but verbose. I enjoyed the book, but Mr Robinson always seems to use ten words when five would do. The Lists while an interesting alternative way of conveying the story become something more akin to filler at points. I eventually cared about the characters... But only barely. Maybe that was intended.

Travelogue of Solar System. If you liked the Red,Green,Blue Mars trilogy you will probably like this. Some of the technology and places described in great detail are fascinating. Robinson delves into psychology and philosophy as well, this is not a slam bang action thriller, it makes you think. That said the plot was a little thin and the ending a little anti- climatic, but unless you are offered a tour of the 24th century Solar System this will do.

The Future???. I thought this would be a good read since this book was nominated for all the awards. I was wrong! The authors politics came through in spite of the length of the vastly boring tale. Global warming (not climate change, but warming), sexual ambiguity, and a cover from the artist famous for "spirit cooking". Sadly, wasted money...

The most boring book I have read completely.. I pushed through this one only because it numbed my mind. I can't believe anyone likes this book. I expected more from a Nebula award winner. I will stay away from KSR. He just doesn't reach me.

Where is the story?. After reading the sample I decided I couldn’t waste a penny on the book. In the prologue section it’s just trying so hard to be complicated by big words and uncommon vocabularies. The author spends paragraphs after paragraphs and pages after pages on trying to describe and picture the world man kind inhabits in the future in details, but there is so little plot here. The story, I think... well, if there is one I missed to notice it.

. The story line is okay, at best, but KSR seems to go out of his way to prove his vocabulary...at the expense of the plot. It drags on and on and on, ad infinitum. Read the sample and buyer beware.

Couldn't Finish. Rare is the novel I've been unable to finish, but sadly this was one. I'm a fan of space operas, but this work is long on fluff and short on substance. I could sum up the plot from the first 200 pages in about four words: Existential angst ad nauseum. Those looking for a gripping plot and even a modicum of action should look elsewhere.

Price of genius. One of the smartest books I've ever read. A true multi-disciplinary accomplishment. Likely to be criticized for the difficulty and effort that's required to penetrate its genius.

Over rated.. Good Lord, why is this book so well reviewed? Barely a plot; barely-there character development. Long winded. Skip it.

I never want to hear the word again. I gave 3 stars because of the extensive knowledge and creativity required to represent the Balkanization of humanity. I will scream if I hear/read the ‘B’ word ever again. It felt like it was on every page.

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The 2312 book written by Kim Stanley Robinson was published on 22 May 2012, Tuesday in the Science Fiction category. A total of 536 readers of the book gave the book 3.5 points out of 5.

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