Ramblings

So far I have mostly enjoyed the Rama series. I read quite a few negative reviews of the second and third books, mostly because the writing style wasn’t consistant with the first, but trying not to let those reviews influence me, I ead them anyways. I must say that overall the series has held my attention. I do find myself occasionally skimming a paragraph or two, but those are usually sections that I have already realized bear very little on the actual story. Clarke, who is the credited author, spends a good deal of time in ‘flashbacks’ that I think I can see coming and consequently simply skip. Rarely do one of those flashbacks have any real bearing on what is happening, it’s simply his way of doing some character devlopment. As I embark on book number four, which seems to be longer than the previous two, I’m attempting to keep an open mind. The reviews do tend to be mostly positive, but I don’t know if that is simply because the citics gave up before they made it to book four …