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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
challenging
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
a great thought experiment in what other-than-human intelligence may look like and the communicative boundaries apparent - and this is just with a species that is also originating from earth. really enjoyed the dual storyline, drawing thematic similarities regarding the struggles of collective life through the parallels of a civilization on the rise with one in spiral.
There are no aliens that her people ever met or heard from. Or, if there were, their signals were overlooked, passed by: alien in a way that meant no human could see them and recognize them as evidence of life from elsewhere.
So observes Avrana Kern about the life-spreading experiment that forms one of the two main threads of most unusual [b:Children of Time|25499718|Children of Time (Children of Time #1)|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431014197l/25499718._SY75_.jpg|45276208]
You might say, this may have been the author's dilemma as well. We have so many stories about humanity's encounter with aliens and, after many decades, still just speculation. Tchaikovsky apparently wanted to write about humans meet alien life without all the baggage of past stories.
Perhaps it borrows a bit from 2001 (you'll see when you read it, and yet it's own through and through.
[a:Adrian Tchaikovsky|1445909|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282303363p2/1445909.jpg] treats with love and care the evolutionary rise of an alien civilization, one creepily recognizable yet, so far apart. By dropping in sub-themes around gender relations, god and religion, a metaphor for race, and more, the author both injects touches of humor and irony while portraying the "aliens" with tremendous depth and character.
Meanwhile we also have the contrasting experience post-apocalypse space ark carrying remnants of human civilization to find some new home. With the exception of one or two of the human crew, the people in the book come off as ore stereotypical. I suspect this is also part of the humor of the book.
If can't appreciate both aspects of the author's humor, you may lose heart and give up on this book. Judging by all the positive reviews, in the end, most readers thoroughly enjoyed the ride. I finished it, and will let it seep in before starting something else. Even though it does have a mad dash thriller ending, the book and all its ideas deserve a chance to marinate on their own.
So observes Avrana Kern about the life-spreading experiment that forms one of the two main threads of most unusual [b:Children of Time|25499718|Children of Time (Children of Time #1)|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431014197l/25499718._SY75_.jpg|45276208]
You might say, this may have been the author's dilemma as well. We have so many stories about humanity's encounter with aliens and, after many decades, still just speculation. Tchaikovsky apparently wanted to write about humans meet alien life without all the baggage of past stories.
Perhaps it borrows a bit from 2001 (you'll see when you read it, and yet it's own through and through.
[a:Adrian Tchaikovsky|1445909|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282303363p2/1445909.jpg] treats with love and care the evolutionary rise of an alien civilization, one creepily recognizable yet, so far apart. By dropping in sub-themes around gender relations, god and religion, a metaphor for race, and more, the author both injects touches of humor and irony while portraying the "aliens" with tremendous depth and character.
Meanwhile we also have the contrasting experience post-apocalypse space ark carrying remnants of human civilization to find some new home. With the exception of one or two of the human crew, the people in the book come off as ore stereotypical. I suspect this is also part of the humor of the book.
If can't appreciate both aspects of the author's humor, you may lose heart and give up on this book. Judging by all the positive reviews, in the end, most readers thoroughly enjoyed the ride. I finished it, and will let it seep in before starting something else. Even though it does have a mad dash thriller ending, the book and all its ideas deserve a chance to marinate on their own.
SIX STARS. Incredibly cool to see biological / evolutionary science harnessed in such a creative way.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A simple concept but a fascinating read
This is going to be one of my favourite sci-fi books now. Adrian has taken a simple concept and blew it into an epic with extraordinary details. Makes for a fascinating read.
This is going to be one of my favourite sci-fi books now. Adrian has taken a simple concept and blew it into an epic with extraordinary details. Makes for a fascinating read.