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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Overall, I enjoyed the Interdependency trilogy, but I think this was the weakest of the three: about 100 pages are devoted to recapping the first two books. It also feels like the conclusion is a bit too neat and a bit too fantasy fulfillment -- the billionaire ruler who's just in it for herself is shown up, the climate change crisis, err, disruption of the flow is able to be mitigated so that everyone is saved and this actually is a nice salve to 2020, but it's not as deep and challenging reading as I wanted. Everything is wrapped up so neatly that it feels almost like fanfic, although it was satisfying and fun reading.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
By the end of the series, Scalzi's Whedon-esque snark was wearing a little thin. I can appreciate a quick read but it feels like this one got tied up in a little too much of a hurry.
Those who know me know how important this trilogy is to a) my own writing, b) my masters thesis and c) my heart.
Picked up this trilogy on a whim Dec 2018 and immediately fell in love knowing full well that it was only going to be a trilogy.
I have agonized over how i was gonna rate this, factoring in my critical editor/writer eye and my personal enjoyment and honestly.... no matter what i choose i wont be totally happy bc as much as i love this book the ending gives me so much pain.
My review and therefore my thoughts on this book can really only be summed up by Marce's own words "what hurts is imagining the future we would have, thinking about it and wanting it and then having it taken away... having it taken away so soon after having the privilege of imagining it"
Kiva, Marce and of course Cardenia will forever remain in my heart and personally, i cant wait to reread this trilogy for my thesis work. It has all the themes I want to write on so thanks Scalzi for helping me prove a point in academia.
Ok i need to end this now before embarrassing myself further. I love this series, i love this book, i kinda hate scalzi for what happens on 249 but take that as a compliment.
Picked up this trilogy on a whim Dec 2018 and immediately fell in love knowing full well that it was only going to be a trilogy.
I have agonized over how i was gonna rate this, factoring in my critical editor/writer eye and my personal enjoyment and honestly.... no matter what i choose i wont be totally happy bc as much as i love this book the ending gives me so much pain.
My review and therefore my thoughts on this book can really only be summed up by Marce's own words "what hurts is imagining the future we would have, thinking about it and wanting it and then having it taken away... having it taken away so soon after having the privilege of imagining it"
Kiva, Marce and of course Cardenia will forever remain in my heart and personally, i cant wait to reread this trilogy for my thesis work. It has all the themes I want to write on so thanks Scalzi for helping me prove a point in academia.
Ok i need to end this now before embarrassing myself further. I love this series, i love this book, i kinda hate scalzi for what happens on 249 but take that as a compliment.
An amazingly satisfying conclusion to an amazingly satisfying trilogy. By turns hilarious, suspenseful, insightful, it is impossible to put any of these books down. They are set in an "Interdependency" which was established by humans as a set of habitats around star systems that are linked by "flow streams" which allows faster than light travel between them. The flow streams are collapsing severing the different systems, a big problem because the interdependency is organized around a set of noble houses each of which has a monopoly on one type of good or service so none of which can exist on their own. Against this backdrop an epic set of schemes, counter schemes, some competent, most of them incompetent, play out. I don't think a single chapter dragged in any of the books, and the twists were as surprising ex ante as they were completely inevitable ex post. So go get the first one and start on this now!
Still 3,5 stars
These books are far from perfect, but still provided a wild, entertaining ride . I am equally impressed and sad about the ending.
These books are far from perfect, but still provided a wild, entertaining ride . I am equally impressed and sad about the ending.
I know, I know. This book came out today and I listened to it all day.
Because I just cannot wait listen to a Wil Weaton narrated Scalzi novel as soon as possible.
This was good.
I'm sad that is over. But I'm guessing there will be more books in this series soon enough. Right Scalzi? Don't keep me waiting too long and make it good.
Because I just cannot wait listen to a Wil Weaton narrated Scalzi novel as soon as possible.
This was good.
I'm sad that is over. But I'm guessing there will be more books in this series soon enough. Right Scalzi? Don't keep me waiting too long and make it good.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Excellent ending to the series, very satisfying (and a little sad)
Very exciting conclusion to the trilogy. I must say the ending was a surprise although I think there was another way to achieve the same outcome. Very enjoyable series.
John Scalzi’s The Last Emperox is a fitting, if somewhat unsatisfying, conclusion to the Interdependency trilogy. This series has not been my favorite set of his books. That said, The Last Emperox - like the rest of the series and many of Scalzi’s books - has tons of humor (crude and otherwise) alongside interesting sci-fi concepts and political intrigue. This whole series has had major Dune vibes, and frankly I didn’t love Dune when I listened to it and have yet to listen to the sequel. So ultimately I was not inherently predisposed to like this series, or this book. I did enjoy both, but I was disappointed that the ending felt a bit rushed. Scalzi created situations that seemed too easy or implausible, and I wasn’t thrilled with how the book proceeded after the major twist toward the end. I might give the whole series another listen, but for now I’d give this book and the whole series 4.5/5.