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Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

myngerrys's review

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

jenhurst's review

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5.0

4.5.
I love this series and this book is so good. This is a fantastic scifi series to read if you want to get into scifi but haven’t read a lot of it or just want a bit of an easier read. It being told in interview style made it a different take on a first contact with alien story.

elien_c's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mystikwithak's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ceruleancow's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

dkrish22's review

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fast-paced

4.0

sarah011101's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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? No

4.5

pari27's review against another edition

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4.0

Another slay. Wow. The epilogue was insane. Not convinced on Mr Burns as a character honestly. Made the resolution too easy I think. The whole thing of a superior race not wanting to interfere on this world was very interesting. Their time travel rules are sus. Not convinced they make sense. The whole geobacter thing was cool but how did it take them 12 years to figure that out. If they have all the best scientists in the world working on this surely they could’ve come up with that earlier. 

grabman's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m  going back and forth on my rating for this one. 

I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I’d read it in print. The performance for the 10-year-old  felt inauthentic and forced in a way that bothered me, though the rest of the cast remains excellent. There was also a lot of intense action and, therefore, screaming. 

I appreciated the twists and not pulling punches, as well as a time-skip, and delving into more lore. 

stephtherose_'s review

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5.0

These books have their flaws like any other but they are just so much fun to read.