Been ages since I've read Michener, but that man knew how to tell a story.
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I love Michener’s writing style. Centennial was one of my favorites! I have no idea how the man manages to do such intensive research for some of his fictions and still write 40 books! Wild.
I’d be interested in hearing more of your thoughts on Space!
Some spoilers ahead.
It was fantastic, but very long -- seems to be a theme for his novels. I find myself thinking about it now even all this time later. It does feel like the whole science vs. anti-science theme kinda got slipped in towards the second half of the novel as a plot device and it felt weird at times tbh, but I did think it was poignant. The big climax with the Apollo 18 mission didn't hit me as hard as Pope sharing his memory of Claggett with his class afterwards.
It sounds pretty compelling; I’ll have to give it a read. If you’re interested in the west & Colorado, Centennial is an awesome (and very long!) read. He just writes epics, no casual stories for him!
I enjoyed Caribbean and Alaska.
Yes! Absolutely love his books. Currently on The Source (taking a break half way through) but “Space” is on my to-read list. So far I’ve read Hawaii, Caravans, Centennial and The Covenant.
My favorite is Hawaii but I really liked Caravans too. Was a big fan of The Covenant.