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sjsamphex's review against another edition
5.0
Just really impressed that the TV series captured this book perfectly. Great read but it really just felt like I was rewatching the show
mvmckenzie16's review against another edition
4.0
really strong space opera. i don't read a lot of them, despite the amount of SF i consume, so it was a fun change of pace. will definitely pick up the next in the series.
one thing that was weird about the kindle edition - it had no page numbers, so seemed to be taking FOREVER to read per the % marker. turns out amazon has bundled it with another book, which is basically the second half of the file. causes something of a perception issue.
one thing that was weird about the kindle edition - it had no page numbers, so seemed to be taking FOREVER to read per the % marker. turns out amazon has bundled it with another book, which is basically the second half of the file. causes something of a perception issue.
antoine91's review against another edition
adventurous
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Very easy to read and always interesting. It helps to have watched the show so that I can more easily put a face on each character.
chrliechaz's review against another edition
3.0
Lovvvvvvvedddd the Miller character in this book. Holden is very 2D for me, but some interesting space opera moments. It is tiring to read a book with primarily male protagonists with only projections of female companions rather than fully realized characters.
krillininthenameof's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed it! Was trying to avoid a distopian sci fi novel and didn't completely succeed with this book but once I broke into the plot it was real enough and exciting enough that I didn't want to put it down. I'll say it takes a while to get to the meat so don't give up too early! Excited to read the next installment.
beeper's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
metaphorosis's review against another edition
3.0
I was substantially disappointed by this book, especially after [a:Daniel Abraham|134|Daniel Abraham|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207149629p2/134.jpg]'s excellent [b:An Autumn War|2443516|An Autumn War (Long Price Quartet, #3)|Daniel Abraham|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312047269s/2443516.jpg|2450710]. I came to this book via Abraham, and in fact bought it more for the 'free' copy of his solo book ([b:The Dragon's Path|8752885|The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin, #1)|Daniel Abraham|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292362307s/8752885.jpg|13626110]) than for Leviathan Wakes. (Good decision - the Abraham book is better).
The opening was solid, and this was certainly a competently written book, but to my mind, it lacked a lot of heart. I never really got interested in most of the characters. Two key characters are Holden, a ship captain, and Miller, an ex-detective. Holden and his crew work reasonably well as characters, though they never drew a sustained interest. Miller, on the other hand, I found weak - he develops an obsession that I thought was pretty thinly supported, and yet is central to the plot.
The environment and politics were interesting and credible, and I'd have been happy to see more of them. And the book does end up with a good mystery, but it's nothing we haven't seen before.
Technically, there are some flaws. The authors don't claim it to be hard SF, but even soft SF needs to get current science right. There are two definitions of 'anaerobic' offered here, and they're both wrong. (1. bacteria that aren't airborne; 2. bacteria that die in high oxygen). Even allowing for the first as "character ignorance" (rather than "author ignorance"), it's hard to see how this got into the finished book.
All in all, a disappointing read. Adequate, and certainly not bad, but certainly not as good as I'd hoped for. I'm mildly interested in what happens next, but don't feel a burning need to buy the rest of the series.
The opening was solid, and this was certainly a competently written book, but to my mind, it lacked a lot of heart. I never really got interested in most of the characters. Two key characters are Holden, a ship captain, and Miller, an ex-detective. Holden and his crew work reasonably well as characters, though they never drew a sustained interest. Miller, on the other hand, I found weak - he develops an obsession that I thought was pretty thinly supported, and yet is central to the plot.
The environment and politics were interesting and credible, and I'd have been happy to see more of them. And the book does end up with a good mystery, but it's nothing we haven't seen before.
Technically, there are some flaws. The authors don't claim it to be hard SF, but even soft SF needs to get current science right. There are two definitions of 'anaerobic' offered here, and they're both wrong. (1. bacteria that aren't airborne; 2. bacteria that die in high oxygen). Even allowing for the first as "character ignorance" (rather than "author ignorance"), it's hard to see how this got into the finished book.
All in all, a disappointing read. Adequate, and certainly not bad, but certainly not as good as I'd hoped for. I'm mildly interested in what happens next, but don't feel a burning need to buy the rest of the series.