3001 The Final Odyssey 
asked by kmf on November 12, 2006 11:16 PM
One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again. . . .
A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club®
Selected by the Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club®
A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club®
Selected by the Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club®
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This book was very disappointing given Clarke's other works. There was little explanation as for how Poole survived, and the book spent most of the time catching him up on the last 1000 years. I was expecting a big finale, and what I got was a few pages involving using a computer virus to trick the monolith system into giving humanity another 1000 years. When I got to the last page I thought, "that's it?"
reviewed by markymark on November 24, 2006 6:56 PM
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I took 3001 on vacation because I wanted a fun, fast, mildly interesting read. It fit the bill wonderfully... it wasn't so complicated that I had to focus on it like a final exam, but it wasn't cotton candy either. That being said, you may be disappointed if you carry a lot of expectations about anything associated with the original 2001. "3001" is an engaging look at a possible future, but it most likely won't become a science fiction classic.
reviewed by spiderman on November 16, 2006 5:12 PM