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| Title | : | Phases of Gravity (Strvinarska uteha #2) |
| Author | : | Dan Simmons |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 232 pages |
| Published | : | April 27th 2004 by eReads.com (first published April 1989) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Novels. Science Fiction Fantasy. Roman |
Dan Simmons
Paperback | Pages: 232 pages Rating: 3.81 | 2269 Users | 104 Reviews
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Richard Baedecker thinks his greatest challenge was walking on the moon, but then he meets a mysterious woman who shows him his past. passion for space exploration, his forgotten childhood and the loss he experienced during the death-flight of the Challenger. the moon, but the warm interior of his heart. love and loss that transports readers far beyond the confines of space and time.Details Books Concering Phases of Gravity (Strvinarska uteha #2)
| Original Title: | Phases of Gravity |
| ISBN: | 0759254419 (ISBN13: 9780759254411) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Strvinarska uteha #2 |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (1990) |
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Ratings: 3.81 From 2269 Users | 104 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books Phases of Gravity (Strvinarska uteha #2)
Yet another older white man comes to terms with his life thanks to a Manic Pixie Dream Girl and help from a Magical Person of Color. It is Dan Simmons though, so it has its moments.The great Subterranean Press continues with its limited edition releases of Dan Simmons work, with his early bestseller, Phases of Gravity, originally published in 1989. In Simmons classic style that has gone on to create many a fan and reader, as well as win multiple awards, Phases of Gravity seems to be a simple, straightforward story on the surface, but as the reader plunges deeper into its depths, it becomes something much larger and meaningful.Phases of Gravity is a change from what fans
Haha, I thought it's a sci-fi when I saw the book! Took me almost 50 pages to get used to the idea that I should relax and just enjoy this character study, this measured observation of life that goes on after the most important things have already happened. Most important by all means: like, what else could happen after you walked the Moon?It's just... counting days and years without an idea on how to identify yourself 20 years after.I, honestly, was not super convinced with the path described.
Charming recollections of a middle-aged former astronaut about his life, live, childhood, friends and infinite beauty of the universe. I was waiting for a climax or a distinct denouement, but there was't any. None is needed though. The book is beautifully written.
This is a hard book to categorize, and a long way from what I expected as I think of Simmons as an SF writer (and lots of people on Goodreads have this shelved as Science Fiction).So it's not, in any sense, Science Fiction. It's a story about a man's search: for love, for friendship, for family. Along the way, he'll solve a mystery.Richard was an astronaut. He walked on the moon. You might think that would have been the high-point of his life, but all Richard really remembers is the
Compared to a lot of his recent stuff, this is a brief novel and is one of his earliest. While the story is relatively straight-forward, it was not what I expected. A lot of philosophical navel-gazing which through the dialogue of the characters is well expressed, but somehow doesn't quite deliver. Still as an early novel, it is more than competent and shows the early signs of the excellent writer he has since become.
A good collection of science fiction stories.
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