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Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

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warriorfaeriequeen's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I finished fractal noise! a much more depressing book than he usually writes. the main dudes wife died right after they had a fight so he's SUPER depressed and not in great shape emotionally for the mission. but he thinks his wife would have loved the chance to see the first alien artifact so he pushes himself to get it together and go on the mission. the descriptions of the problems they have are really good, reminded me of the martian a little bit. I still have no fucking clue what was going on with the drama between the other members of the team. partly because Alex had no real interest so he doesn't spend any time trying to figure it out lmao but they were WEIRDOS
the visuals are GORGEOUS and really visceral. I am excited to learn more about the world in future books cause what the fuck is happening with that giant antenna
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krysley's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to this digital audiobook in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion. 

While I thought the first book in the Christopher Paolini's Fractalverse, his foray into adult sci-fi, was too long, Fractal Noise ends up being too short. It's a journey novel, but nothing is resolved at the end or explained. 

Things I did like: 

The narrator, Jennifer Hale. While I questioned the reasoning behind having a female narrator for a book written entirely from the point of view of a man, I liked the continuity from To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. Hale is an excellent narrator and performs great once again. 

The thuds. I know other readers found these unnecessary and repetitive, but I loved the thuds interspersed throughout the story. Just when you forget about it - thump - its insidiousness is back. It makes you really think about how that sound/feeling could drive a person insane with it's constant repetition. 

There are a few things that really work for me here, but, ultimately, most of it doesn't. 
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spec_tacles's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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