Comments on: REVIEW: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:20:24 +0000

My review will appear soon.

By: tam

tam — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:45:31 +0000

Are you going to review it, Jeff?

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:40:21 +0000

I agree this is a great novel. I don’t at all agree that it’s slow-moving, by any standard, and I don’t think the comparisons to Leviathan Awakes and Autumn Rain are useful, to be honest–in part because those novels are *hyper-paced*. I’m also surprised you didn’t have much comment on the main point of the novel: the relationship between Swan and Waltham. If you ignore that, or don’t think it’s part of the plot, then I suppose I could see your point of view. But to ignore that is to ignore the heart of everything.

jeffV

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:21:03 +0000

Leviathan Wakes and 2312 feel like they’re at two ends of the spectrum: one’s more blockbusterish, while the other is one aiming for an Oscar for best drama. It’s not the greatest comparisons, but they’re very different novels.

For those interested in the app, this is the one that I’m referring to: http://www.touchpress.com/titles/solarsystem/

By: Paul (@princejvstin)

Paul (@princejvstin) — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:13:07 +0000

2312 is a slow read, and I’m glad that I took my time with it: it moves with a very deliberate pace. Unlike some of the hyper-kinetic solar system reads that I’ve read over the past couple of years, such as James S.A. Corey’s Leviathan Wakes…

I started Leviathan Wakes and am surprised how briskly it does move even given the scales and the milieu. Sounds like 2312 will take a readjustment.

Good to know. Thanks, Andrew