Starplex

Unsophisticated. Main character is a paper doll going through midlife crisis. Aliens are too human to be interesting. Writing is uninspired.

Wow, really liked this book. It reminds me of the super science books popular in the 30's and 40's. Moving stars, interstellar battles, bizarre forms of life, even time travel. Great fun

This is, thus far, the only science fiction book by Robert J. Sawyer that I've read that had much set in space. I enjoyed reading this book and I would love to read more stories from this universe. The aliens in this book were great, I loved that they were so different and creative. The author must have a great respect for other creatures that share our planet, I've noticed this in other books but I like how dolphins were a part of this story. I also like how the action took place without violating everything we know about physics like having to wait for things to move at the speed of light.

It started of weak and b-story like and then worked itself up to some amazing page turning middle part to then just end in some fizzle micro ending.

Not bad, but could have been much better.

Finished the book in one evening, could not put it down. It has everything i want in a scifi book: Aliens, wormholes, timetravel, black holes, lasers, exploration and grand ideas.
Good one.

Sawyer usually excels at telling character-driven sci-fi stories that could easily take place in the contemporary world, so it's interesting to see him attempt to tell a story that's a little more space opera-y.

Overall, this was a fun read, with many of Sawyer's characteristic elements, but I thought that the pacing was a little off during the first half of the story, and that there were some parts that were a little too infodumpy. Aside from that, though, it's an engaging, fun little story about wormholes, dark matter, and finding your place in the universe.