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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Drove up to Gainesville to pick up my son at UF for spring break. It's 4 hours in the car so I decided to listen to _Red Mars_ by Kim Stanley Robinson, an audio book I picked up from Audible quite a while ago.
I've gotta say, it is quite a slow start. Not at all what I expected. Seems like a lot of politics and blah blah background, etc.
I'm not sure if I should give it a bit longer. I listened to the first two hours.
BOb
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Yes, it's mostly politics and interpersonal squabbles in a confined environment. Just thinking about it gives me the shivers. I didn't finish the book. Being trapped for months in a spaceship, and for the rest of my life in a station, with 100 people is pretty close to my idea of hell. I thought it was pretty well described though. That's why I couldn't stand it. Too realistic.