tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post7049754515715059121..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Book Review | Shaman by Kim Stanley RobinsonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-33806066138992945002013-09-16T15:24:36.750+01:002013-09-16T15:24:36.750+01:00Robinson's descriptive talents are one of the ...Robinson's descriptive talents are one of the things people read him for, whether its big scale or little scale.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-38302558729932994582013-09-16T14:39:35.021+01:002013-09-16T14:39:35.021+01:00I just finished reading this one, and while I enjo...I just finished reading this one, and while I enjoyed it, I have to admit that it was slow and plodding at times, and for about the first half of the novel I was wondering if it was going to end up a somewhat pointless "year in the life of" kind of novel. I'm glad things picked up later on, and I can't deny that the anthropologist in me loved how descriptive the whole thing was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-34968663140915789362013-09-16T14:34:38.181+01:002013-09-16T14:34:38.181+01:00Having read 2312, I must say it can get a little t...Having read 2312, I must say it can get a little tiring to read Kim Stanley Robinson's airy descriptions of how beautiful the world is and the euphoria of his characters, though there are some observations one doesn't find elsewhere. There's a sunshine and sky flooding the mind-ness which I find a bit hard to connect with, and which is next to special perhaps at times also a bit peculiar. Fine review though and I have this on my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com