Reviews

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge

lotak's review

3.0

Up until the end it's 4 stars. The lack of any reaction from Tomas Nao's death makes the whole ending vapid and ridiculous.

hawkeyefierce's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

bad_hombre_verde's review

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Amazing book but very slow and long. Wish it had a faster pace

samstern's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cavetoad's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Started out well with good pacing and interesting characters but then it bogged down in the last 1/3. Almost bailed on it. An ok but not surprising ending.

halcyonb's review

5.0

Really enjoyed this books. Gripping plot. The characters were a strong point and themes of letting go of dreams, perseverance. Gets you invested with an easy root for good vs evil. Dotted with great ideas like but although not as grand as the first book.

Unexpectedly long

Other note:
- something I found interesting and not commonly written is that many of the characters,.especially qeng ho, are cognizant of their place within their little economic system. I guess that is central to their civilization as "traders"

aedireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ahoffmeyer's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

aranafyre's review

4.0

This book took me so long to read. It was good but just took forever. I also really wanted more about the zones of thought from book 1. This did not have any of that.

Humans from two different cultures, the Qenv Ho and the Emergents, approach the on/off star and the single planet that hosts sentient spider creatures. The star is off for about a couple of hundred years and the spiders traditionally hibernate in deepnesses. The two human factions fight it out when they arrive and the survivors have to wait for the spider culture to advance in technology far enough to help rebuild their fleet.

The characters were well written and interesting. I wanted to know what happened to them. Overall I felt like the plot was a bit too tidy. Things were relatively predictable and easy though that’s not quite the right word because the characters suffer a lot. I was both happy it ended the way it did and sighed about it being exactly what I expected.

buttcord's review

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0