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Feb 04, 2024Schlermie rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I first acquired 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘌𝘯𝘥 from a book fair sometime late in elementary school, but I never read it. It sat on my bookshelf for years next to a stack of Discover magazines and above the shelf with a set of science…
Apr 03, 2023WritingInStone rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My library had a physical copy of the 1953 version of Childhood's End, so I feel lucky to get to read it. I really enjoyed the read. Well written with very interesting concepts which make you think deeply about the place of humans in the…
Jan 03, 2020N13m4nd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I recently re-read this old favorite and was pleasantly surprised that it was even better than I remembered. Mysterious aliens appear and take over the earth. But they rule with a light hand and most people soon take them for granted and…
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Oct 24, 2019fred98115 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
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May 13, 2019caleherreman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I reread this, after thirty years or so. This book is often considered a classic of Science Fiction, for the weighty themes it presents: what if there were a truly benevolent colonizing power? What if humans produce a generation with which…
Jan 24, 2019
-Submitted by Mandi- Imagine overnight, dozens of huge alien ships hover above the major cities of earth. They remain in their ships, appointing a human liaison to hear their instructions and relay the message to the people of earth. It…
Nov 12, 2018
dvd =- rendezvous with rama
Aug 06, 20184536o rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Have been overwhelmed by Childhood's End since grade school--that's a very long time ago. This current version is slightly changed from the original, but without injury to the main theme. Clarke is well-known for his prophetic scientific…
Sep 02, 2017brontoceratops rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
My most-enjoyed book by Clarke. It's a shame that he didn't like it at the end of his life.
Apr 17, 2017Dublin_Rocks_Mark rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Interesting read. Had hoped for a better ending. Worth a look.
Sep 30, 2016JohnK_KCMO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you can find the original 1953 version, it's preferable to the revised versions he published in the 1990s. The original may be dated (it was based on Red Scare politics) but the revised versions are a bit too self-conscious.
Sep 30, 2016JohnK_KCMO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you can find the original 1953 version, it's preferable to the revised versions he published in the 1990s. The original may be dated (it was based on Red Scare politics) but the revised versions are a bit too self-conscious.
Sep 30, 2016JohnK_KCMO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you can find the original 1953 version, it's preferable to the revised versions he published in the 1990s. The original may be dated (it was based on Red Scare politics) but the revised versions are a bit too self-conscious.
Aug 12, 2016TechWriter1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I first read Childhood’s End about 50 years ago. I was a teenager and in the midst of devouring any Science Fiction available. Arthur C. Clarke was a favorite author and still is. His stories contain an interesting blend of science,…
Oct 07, 2014BostonPL_JordanD rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clark Read by: Anna/Copley Teen Room Originally posted to the Teen Blog on 6/12/2012. This is the story of what would happen if an alien race took over Earth and it’s humans, if that race gave us peace and…
Apr 08, 2013drok77 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wow. I'm never going to forget this book. I don't have anything more to say. Just read it.
Dec 04, 2012StephenB rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Good stuff, a genre classic that remains redable and interesting. Haven't read Clarke in a long time; it was intersting to revisit this book after about 40 years. Stimulated me to go out and get a couple of his other books.
Mar 22, 2012LazyNeko rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An unusual conception of mankind's first contact with alien Overlords, a sketch of utopia, and a mystical induction into the cosmic community that makes Earth seem so very small.
Jan 19, 2011RichardPaul rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Childhood's End---- by Arthur C. Clark c - 1953---- Excellent Story!, I read the hole thing in one sitting.---- A MUST READ!!---- It is a fantastic story: which of course you might find…
Oct 23, 2008Dylan J. Knoll rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of the few books that has made me laugh out loud. A great read that is hard to put down.