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title: Childhood's End
author: Arthur C. Clarke
stars: 4.5
readDate: 2025-04-08T23:00:00.000Z
url: 'https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3806010b-e254-472d-bd4d-fb26239c7c1a'
thumbnailUrl: 'https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/wavl2rh0he0xkxizwf1cf6oc7src'
tags: 'science fiction, classics'
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I loved every minute of this! I especially loved the invasion trope turned on its head, and the way Clarke writes is incredible. Without giving too much away, I do think he rushed the ending parts, though - it felt like he was wrapping the story up fairly quickly towards the end. I'll probably end up coming back to this.