From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!rocheste!heliotis
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Title: 2010
Article-I.D.: rocheste.361
Posted: Mon Jan  3 11:00:09 1983
Received: Wed Jan  5 01:00:10 1983

Just read Odyssey II by Arthur C. Clarke.  I was not expecting much
from a "sequel" book, but I was pleasantly surprised.  Clarke is
quite a scientist, and he uses the knowledge he has acquired over the
last 15 years to help him write this book.  I'm sure many of you CS
types found HAL's sophistication hard to swallow; he seems to try
to explain and justify how these 9000 series computers work with a
lot of jargon that seems closer to 1980's "reality".  Also, his use
of the information from our Voyager missions is excellent.

As to the drama side, I found the story reasonably exciting; I did not
put the book down until I finished it (4AM!).  However, I suspect there
are other SF authors who can get you involved better with the characters.
Clarke is still pretty good.

Two negative things.  I found myself disappointed that he decided to
follow the movie of 2001 where it differed from his book (He claims the
book was written first, then modified as the movie was being made).  Also,
sometimes, especially in the epilogue, I was make a little uncomfortable
by all his apologies and justifications for the story, but then again,
I'd be a little nervous two, if I was trying to get people to like a
sequel to a great story.

My mother sez she's heard a movie will be made from 2010.  Wouldn't it
be nice if Kubrick directed again?

						Jim Heliotis