Reviews

A mezítelen nap by Isaac Asimov

cesarbustios's review against another edition

5.0

"El planeta giraba bajo aquel sol desnudo, indefenso ante las hordas de microbios llamadas hombres, que se desparramaban sobre su superficie. El planeta giraba locamente, eternamente..., giraba, giraba..."

Lije Baley es solicitado por el gobierno de Solaria, uno de los cincuenta Mundos Exteriores habitados por los espaciales, para llevar a cabo la investigación sobre el asesinato de Rikaine Delmarre, un ingeniero fetal. Estará acompañado por R. Daneel Olivaw, su co-protagonista en Bóvedas de acero, quien fue enviado en representación del gobierno de Aurora para colaborar en la investigación. Con esto, Lije Baley se convierte en el primer terrícola en pisar uno de los Mundos Exteriores. ¡Todo una leyenda!

Me ha fascinado como jugó Asimov con sus propias Leyes de la Robótica en esta novela. Hecha la ley, hecha la trampa, ¿eh? Con respecto al tema cultural, Lije sí que la tuvo difícil, dejar sus Ciudades subterráneas, sus bóvedas de acero, su familia, para encontrarse en un planeta como Solaria en donde las costumbres son ridiculamente distintas a las de la Tierra. Vaya lío.

Entre esta novela y Los robots del amanecer existe una historia corta llamada Mirror image que tuve la oportunidad de leer en El robot completo, tal vez valga la pena una releída. También está Mother Earth, otra historia corta que ocurre unos mil años antes de la saga de los robots en la época en que los Mundos Exteriores fueron colonizados.

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olityr's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was odd to read this after Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth as those are essentially loose sequels to this trilogy.

gvdixx's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

5.0

aerialjelly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Dessert that was a little underwhelming. Loved the garnish.

drdolphinphd's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shouldhavebeenpersephone's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

garrettmajewski's review against another edition

3.0

Although I found the pace and flow much better than the first book in the series, I think this book lacked enough substance. I didn’t think I was really interested in sociology until I read this, but the society of Solaria had me interested in knowing more on how they think and work. Unfortunately that was the main driving piece of the book with a detective story riddled throughout, and although very interesting, as a whole it felt like nothing more than a sociological study of a potential future.

I still intend on finishing the series as I am interested in what else Asimov has to write and say about these societies and worlds.

case_race1942's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

bugmandan34's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

suzid's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Murder mystery meets sci fi with a dash of psychology thrown in. Very entertaining and a little thought provoking as to where the human race might be going, quite prescient in fact. It's a very talky novel, I listened to the audiobook of it by HarperCollins and the narrator was very good with all the different voices.