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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Spiders in space and the lessons they can teach humans!
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
terrible.
do not read unless you have terrible taste.
I could rant and rave about how bad it is, but why?
The one redeeming quality is that I could skip sooo many pages, just skim and skim and skip and skip and still get the gist of the story.
I didn't bother to read the last page.
do not read unless you have terrible taste.
I could rant and rave about how bad it is, but why?
The one redeeming quality is that I could skip sooo many pages, just skim and skim and skip and skip and still get the gist of the story.
I didn't bother to read the last page.
Everything with the spiders was phenomenal. The human parts were less interesting. I see the value of including their storyline, but Holsten was a nothing character.
I read a book with giant sentient space spiders battling humans on the verge of extinction... And was rooting for the spiders? Color me very impressed with this story.
I was rooting for the Portia's and Becky's (spiders) because the way their (female-centered) world was built was so intriguing. And watching a civilization grow as it gains Understanding and adapts to challenges and figures out a leadership/governance structure is so thought-provoking. I'm glad I had a book club to chat with about this.
The world-building is also epic - spans so many generations as the story alternates between a spaceship of humans who evacuated Earth and are headed to a new planet and these spiders that create a full spider society on that green new world. I imagine the author could tell so many more sweeping stories on other planets with other creatures.
One note - it takes a bit to get used to the sparse writing, the alternating chapters, and the pacing of the book. It took me a month to read the first 20% of this book and then I read the rest in two days.
I was rooting for the Portia's and Becky's (spiders) because the way their (female-centered) world was built was so intriguing. And watching a civilization grow as it gains Understanding and adapts to challenges and figures out a leadership/governance structure is so thought-provoking. I'm glad I had a book club to chat with about this.
The world-building is also epic - spans so many generations as the story alternates between a spaceship of humans who evacuated Earth and are headed to a new planet and these spiders that create a full spider society on that green new world. I imagine the author could tell so many more sweeping stories on other planets with other creatures.
One note - it takes a bit to get used to the sparse writing, the alternating chapters, and the pacing of the book. It took me a month to read the first 20% of this book and then I read the rest in two days.
Vi siete mai chiesti cosa succederebbe se su un nuovo pianeta pronto ad ospitare la vita, in seguito ad un imprevisto, gli aracnidi prendessero il posto dei primati nel percorso evolutivo? Questo romanzo di fantascienza che ha inizio dopo l'ultima follia suicida della razza umana, i cui ultimi superstiti si lasciano alle spalle una terra morente in cerca di una nuova casa tra le stelle, esplora questa ipotesi dipanando la sua trama nell'arco di millenni fino ad arrivare ad un finale tanto inaspettato quanto pienamente soddisfacente.
Adrian Tchaikovsky mi ha permesso, per la prima volta in vita mia, di apprezzare e empatizzare con i ragni. Le varie Portia, Viola, Bianca e i vari Fabian, resteranno per sempre nel mio cuore e spero mi aiuteranno a reagire con più calma e razionalità di fronte ad eventuali visite di ospiti a otto zampe.
Adrian Tchaikovsky mi ha permesso, per la prima volta in vita mia, di apprezzare e empatizzare con i ragni. Le varie Portia, Viola, Bianca e i vari Fabian, resteranno per sempre nel mio cuore e spero mi aiuteranno a reagire con più calma e razionalità di fronte ad eventuali visite di ospiti a otto zampe.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This book was good up until the end. And then it was great.
This was a very engaging read. Watching one species in a desperate attempt to survive while the other evolved through time. Dr. Avrana Kern was my favorite of the characters. Would have enjoyed learning more of what was happening to her satellite over all those years in orbit.