Question: What`s your idea about the scientific fiction “The Last Theorem” by Sir Aurther C Cleark?
Did u read this facinating scientific fiction wrote in a Sri Lankan background? , And what is your ideas about this book & charactors?

Answer:

Answer by redunicorn
Arthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl wrote the book. It wasn’t as interesting as Clarke or Pohl’s other books. I like both authors. Frederick Pohl lives not that far from me so I have met him many times. I have to admit, I never finished the book.

from Bookmarks
“Despite the unparalleled reputation of its authors, no critic was very impressed by The Last Theorem. All of its major ideas and themes, one reviewer pointed out, have been more ably explored by Clarke and Pohl in other novels (see Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendezvous with Rama, and The Fountains of Paradise, for example). Add herky-jerky pacing, inexplicable changes in characters’ behaviors, and a cartoonish American villain, and The Last Theorem seems to deserve its nearly universal criticism. On the other hand, at least one reviewer found a way to appreciate the book: as an insight into Clarke’s famously private inner life. In its descriptions of Sri Lanka (the author’s home for more than 50 years) and his protagonist’s uncertain sexual orientation, The Last Theorem may help readers learn something new about Clarke, if not the strength of his talents.”