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horchata's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A few other reviewers mentioned the math of it all, and they weren’t wrong! But Dickinson’s forays through said math were entirely followable; well-explained or otherwise handwaving the reader through anything more esoteric. What I could have used some more guidance on as a civilian?
I’d recommend this book to people whose brains go brrr at the idea of exploring existential doom through the frantic, stubborn brilliance of humans racing the clock to stop it. Mind those content warnings. But just gorgeous imagery (when coherent) and fun games with language and the scientific existence of souls and meta-narratives will grab me every time. Another one of those books, though, where I’d have loved to get the syllabus in advance to check which philosophers, scientists, military campaigns, mathematicians, and other novels from The Sci-Fi Canon with which I should familiarize myself in order to really enjoy its intelligent references all the more. Thank goodness I at least got all the memes.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gore, Genocide, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Drug use, Excrement, and Gaslighting
aileron's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, War, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Child death, and Animal death
Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Racism, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
oceia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Body horror, and Gun violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Medical content, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Alcoholism