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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
This exploration of friendship, duty and identity is beautiful and brought me to tears multiple times.
Perfectly blends the personal and the political for me, I had a really good time despite its very slow and almost slice-of-life nature. I really like this kind of worldbuilding where it just drops you in and expects you to keep up! The last 2 parts of the book did get a little long and repetitive-- it was a lot of Kip giving "and then everybody clapped" speeches to family/friends/enemies. I also thought it was kind of frustrating that it seemed like Kip and the emperor seemed to make a big breakthrough in their relationship at the end of part 3 and then they're back to distant and formal in 4 and 5, but I get Goddard wanting to bring the focus back to Kip's family and culture. Overall, despite me thinking like 100-200 pages could be trimmed, I do think ultimately the emotional payoff was worth it all. I was up reading until like 2 in the morning (and did tear up)!
adventurous
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
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This was delightful. It's a beautiful story about friendship and family. I think it's also very much a book for anyone who's family doesn't really get what they do. The world is beautiful and the characters are wonderful.
hopeful
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:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No
Very gentle and interesting book about tradition, reform, family and friendship. Unfortunately, it did not need to be this long.
Wow! Who knew that a fantasy about a bureaucrat could be so riveting? After reading some while, I noticed the curious sensation of getting excited without having to brace for violence. The story is layered in so many rich details, so original and believable. I love that the principal culture was Polynesian wayfinders. My only niggling complaint was that it was heavily gendered.