Titan by John Varley
Hello, Stranger. Let's talk about John Varley's Titan. The Short of It Plot: The intrepid crew of the Ringmaster crash in alien territory and must figure out how to survive. Page Count: 309 Award: 1980 Locus SF Worth a read : No Primary Driver: (Plot, World , or Character ) Bechdel Test : Pass Technobabble: Minimal to moderate. Review: It is hard to find such a dumb book that takes itself so seriously. Some legitimately interesting exploration bits not enough to redeem this one. Extremely juvenile. Raises interesting questions and offers insultingly insipid answers. There are elements that are quite good - particularly some crisp dialogue - but it's just not worth it. The Medium of It Spoiler Free! This is going to be a rather short no-spoiler section. Most of the things worth discussing involve spoilers. There are a number of characters and it's clear that we are supposed to be invested in them. It's har...