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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
I wish I could remember how I heard about this book but I can't. Maybe Big Data just knew I'd like it - fascinating story from the early 1970s filled with earthquakes and volcanoes and tidal waves and Japan sinking - with just under a year of warning, how do they evacuate 110 million people...and where do they go? Really complex, well thought out story. Reminded me of a book that I was given when I moved to San Francisco - "The Last Days of the Late Great State of California". And I can't believe that this is the same guy a who "Bye Bye Jupiter", a movie that was used as a demo of theatre sound when I worked at Dolby Labs in the 1980s. And sorry that he never wrote the sequel that this version says he was working on. Perhaps not the best reading during a global pandemic, but, whatever...
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read the German translation.
Detailed descriptions of geological shifts, changes and catastrophes. The "downfall" of Japan is put into a science-influenced novel with a plot around a team of scientists and some of the people they meet on the way.
I can recommend this book for science-lovers, for people who like to follow a fictional story that aligns with (real) scientific facts.
This work is highly important for the japanese science-fiction scene but furthermore, even in other countries.
The japanese culture and mindset is displayed, woven into the plot of how the people and the society react to the sinking of Japan. I'm not familiar with the culture, therefor I might not have gotten all the hints and descriptions, all the nuances of the culture in this book.
Detailed descriptions of geological shifts, changes and catastrophes. The "downfall" of Japan is put into a science-influenced novel with a plot around a team of scientists and some of the people they meet on the way.
I can recommend this book for science-lovers, for people who like to follow a fictional story that aligns with (real) scientific facts.
This work is highly important for the japanese science-fiction scene but furthermore, even in other countries.
The japanese culture and mindset is displayed, woven into the plot of how the people and the society react to the sinking of Japan. I'm not familiar with the culture, therefor I might not have gotten all the hints and descriptions, all the nuances of the culture in this book.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A good read
Bleak like the 2010s godzilla movie remake
Fueled by the japanese’s view of themselves, ideologized and not
The premise of a sci fi natural disaster story in my head and the execution in this book are two different things, though
The 2+ year buildup did not play in its favor
Bleak like the 2010s godzilla movie remake
Fueled by the japanese’s view of themselves, ideologized and not
The premise of a sci fi natural disaster story in my head and the execution in this book are two different things, though
The 2+ year buildup did not play in its favor
Story: 6 / 10
Characters: 5
Setting: 10
Prose: 4
Consider skipping this "quintessential" Japanese science-fiction novel. I came across it on a Top 10 Japanese SF list, which also included 2 other books by Komatsu. However, neither the prose nor the story structure are very strong. Only the story concept is interesting. But what good is a concept without the execution?
Certainly don't read this book before going to Japan for the first time...
Characters: 5
Setting: 10
Prose: 4
Consider skipping this "quintessential" Japanese science-fiction novel. I came across it on a Top 10 Japanese SF list, which also included 2 other books by Komatsu. However, neither the prose nor the story structure are very strong. Only the story concept is interesting. But what good is a concept without the execution?
Certainly don't read this book before going to Japan for the first time...
medium-paced