Broadband and Me

Timescape

Just finished reading Gregory Benford's Timescape - From the blurb on the Masterworks cover it highlights that it is one of the few Sci Fi novels which truely depict a scientist's work accurately. To this I can't comment but it does feel real. The writing for some reason feels dated, perhaps the slowness of the narrative is to blame however maybe this is deliberate but I wanted the plot to move on faster. Perhaps that's why I am not a scientist :)

Overall though I enjoyed the book. Its certainly not a fast paced thriller or a space opera but it does convey a sense of doom and discovery as the future doomed through an environmental disaster tries to communicate with the past to change events. There is also a clash of cultures between new and old, East and West coast America and the US and UK, which all add to the interest and background of the story. Probably give this overall a 6 out of 10 which is a little harsh but I would still recommend it as a read to anyone who enjoys sci fi.