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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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:
Complicated
Cool concept and well written but the plot falls a bit flat and the ending didn’t feel very satisfying
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
informative
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
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
This book was very much a trust the process type of book for me. The author doesn't really introduce the characters, and you're just plunked down into the story. It is sci-fi, and so I had to get used to the lingo and initialisms/acronyms. The author also doesn't explain what those things are, so I had to figure it out along the way and through context. Once I got into the story, I really enjoyed it. I loved the different POVs, especially Eiko. I loved the conversation around what consciousness is through the lens of humans, the octopuses on the island, and the AI components of the story. There really wasn't much of an ending either. I mean, there was in the sense that something happens, but not in the sense that you get answers about the octopuses or the future of AI in regards to DIANIMA and the different situations in the book. I would have loved a little bit more development there.
reflective
medium-paced