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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
I couldn’t hang with the modern slavery, and it was shaping up to be a very unhappy book.
I enjoyed this so much.
The author had themes of what it means to be conscious as opposed to intelligent and problems of communication with an alien creature.
Without diverging from those themes he explored them through several narrative threads and examples of artificial and natural intelligence and consciousness. The threads all converge at the end in a satisfying way.
I liked the book "quotes" before each chapter which were thought provoking and clearly well researched and considered.
The author had themes of what it means to be conscious as opposed to intelligent and problems of communication with an alien creature.
Without diverging from those themes he explored them through several narrative threads and examples of artificial and natural intelligence and consciousness. The threads all converge at the end in a satisfying way.
I liked the book "quotes" before each chapter which were thought provoking and clearly well researched and considered.
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Drawn in by the premise, stuck around for where the author would take it. Despite not “loving” the plot, I will be reflecting on this book a lot.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-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
pretty incredible concept- I loved Ha and Evrim especially SO much. the book itself was very dense with science and anthropology which was AWESOME in theory but made it a little hard for me to get through at certain points. i found myself not caring much about the rustem or eiko chapters. overall really good, unsure if I would reread anytime soon. would totally recommend it to my conceptual scifi enjoying friends though ^_^ the beginning was great, the middle was slow, the ending was incredible
Less irritating than the other octopus book, but thoroughly meh.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes