This is not going to be a very thorough review; rather, I just wanted to add my two cents. The main point of critcism many people seem to have towards this book is the fact that its characters are shallow and hardly ever develop. While I agree with that, I believe that that's the point; Isaac Asimov's psychohistory deals not with individuals; rather, it concerns itself with people in general and thus I think if the book focussed too much on developing individual characters it would not quite fit in with the theme.
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hexaitos rated Die Romanows: 5 stars
Die Romanows by Simon Sebag-Montefiore
From the Introduction...
In some ways, this book is a study of character and the distorting effect of absolute power …
hexaitos rated Die Illusion der Gewissheit: 3 stars
hexaitos rated Second foundation: 5 stars
Second foundation by Isaac Asimov (Foundation, #3)
After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But …
hexaitos rated Foundation and Empire (The Isaac Asimov Collection): 4 stars
Isaac Asimov: Foundation and Empire (The Isaac Asimov Collection) (1982, Doubleday)
Foundation and Empire (The Isaac Asimov Collection) by Isaac Asimov
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the …
Ernest Shackleton: South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Hardcover, 2014, Benediction Classics)
South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Ernest Shackleton
"One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time"—Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect StormVeteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's …
hexaitos rated Writings from Ancient Egypt: 4 stars
hexaitos rated Prelude to Foundation (Foundation Novels: 4 stars
Isaac Asimov: Prelude to Foundation (Foundation Novels (Paperback, 1991, Bantam Books)
Prelude to Foundation (Foundation Novels by Isaac Asimov (Foundation (1))
Voici une occasion tant pour ceux qui ont lu les cinq volumes du cycle ##Fondation## d'en constater la prȟistoire, que …
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its …
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hexaitos rated How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: 5 stars
How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Mark Collier
An introduction to the ancient Egyptian language and Hieroglyphic script.
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars Trilogy, #1)
In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research & cutting-edge science in …
Mythos by Stephen Fry
In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the …
hexaitos rated Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit: 5 stars
Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a book by Yuval Noah Harari, …
hexaitos rated Norse Mythology [Paperback] Neil Gaiman: 5 stars
Neil Gaiman: Norse Mythology [Paperback] Neil Gaiman (Paperback, 2018, Bloomsbury India)
Norse Mythology [Paperback] Neil Gaiman by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns …