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embereye's review
4.0
The very last book of the Rifters Trilogy, this pulls various storylines back together. An enjoyable conclusion to an impressive array of ideas, and a bit more of an action-oriented story than the previous books. All together, this does give a good sense of closure to the world that Peter Watts has speculated and proposed, and the story that is slowly revealed throughout is both disturbing and far too possible.
tomstbr's review
3.0
So this is the one with the really, really fucked up torture scenes. The whole thing felt quite gratutious though. Not only is there a superbug, there's a superbug that kills that superbug! The character of Lenie also fell short. I didn't really believe her switch from uncaring killer to empathetic carer. Aside from that, the action and plot clicked along nicely, and of course Watts meditations of consciousness, morals, free will and more are very entertaining. The ending is satisfying enough but...kinda fizzles.
Lubin for life.
Lubin for life.
zaphod46's review
3.0
Decent twists and turns in the plot and a nice solid ending outweighed the
occassional gruesome torture scene, but I still could have done without them.
Basic plot: two sociopaths band together to save the world from a third
sociopath. Well, at least they save what is left of the world after five years of
horrible plague and anarchy.
occassional gruesome torture scene, but I still could have done without them.
Basic plot: two sociopaths band together to save the world from a third
sociopath. Well, at least they save what is left of the world after five years of
horrible plague and anarchy.
rarmknecht's review
4.0
The ending really fit the state of the world. I also felt the dynamic internal fighting of Lennie vs. herself was really well done. Ken was a solid character.
spitefulgod's review
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
matosapa's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
utopologist's review
3.0
Stopped reading because of all of the weird psycho-sexual torture he subjects characters to constantly.
jacktachyon's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
There is character development in the sense that anything I liked about the characters from the previous books was completely shat on. Retroactively ruined my enjoyment of the entire series and Peter Watts's other work. Just don't. Read Starfish and stop there.