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lirien's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as brain-bending as the first one and more of a straightforward, linear story as Breq deals with social and class oppression on a backwater planet. Still a solid character-driven story that sets up a whole lot of stuff for the sequel(s?). Adding the Presger intrigue and Ghost Gates on top of everything else and then making us wait for the third book is just cruel, though. :)
flrnz's review against another edition
4.0
Eher 3.5 als 4, aber ok. Sehr anstrengend zu lesen, hätte auch etwas "mehr" Story Substanz sein können. Hat typische "Mittelteil" Schwächen. Andererseits kann ich in keinster Weise sagen was mich im letzten Part erwartet.
interlibraryloan's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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
4.5
another banger!! i liked it a little less than the first in the series, but that’s such a small margin that it’s still getting top ratings
1848pianist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
smalefowles's review against another edition
challenging
medium-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
4.25
Absolutely not a good audiobook choice, but an enjoyable tale nonetheless. The connections between local plot and overall plot are clever and a new mystery about the Ghost Gate makes me look forward to the next book.
catbag's review against another edition
4.25
GOD I LOVE THIS SERIES
breq is one of my favorite protagonists of all time i fucking love them so much im gonna scrEAM
the world the characters the story the way everything unfolds and comes together is so delicious and juicy and yummy it is so hard to put into words how much of a joy it has become to read this series and i will not put my favorite quotes here because there are so many of them and i plan on buying a physical copy and screaming into page one and flipping the page and screaming into page two and so on and so forth until i run out of pages and also i have no more lungs
breq is one of my favorite protagonists of all time i fucking love them so much im gonna scrEAM
the world the characters the story the way everything unfolds and comes together is so delicious and juicy and yummy it is so hard to put into words how much of a joy it has become to read this series and i will not put my favorite quotes here because there are so many of them and i plan on buying a physical copy and screaming into page one and flipping the page and screaming into page two and so on and so forth until i run out of pages and also i have no more lungs
juniper_elloe'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tonsillitis's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
I love the characters so much and the plot is so unique and interesting!! I love how there's this big general conflict and we mostly focus on the people who are most adversely impacted! Also the world building is stellar - I love all the nonverbal gestures.
lakmus's review against another edition
5.0
Notes to self:
- sometimes found family is your thousand year old co-worker you picked up off the floor, a sentient ship, it's crew, including a kid that is now part 17, part 3000 year old god-king. Gotta work with what you got
- obsessing over tea is all fun and games until we use it as a case study of colonial economy
- the plot thickens!
- hoping to see more Presger and their Translators in book 3
- a nice touch: sometimes people enacting social injustices are also assholes with personal problems you can very much pity.
- actually just in general, there's a sense that people are making decisions based on their understanding of the world and what's just, proper, and beneficial. People doing shitty things are very much people, not cartoonish cackling villains. That's even discussed explicitly at some point - a point that bears repeating.
- sometimes found family is your thousand year old co-worker you picked up off the floor, a sentient ship, it's crew, including a kid that is now part 17, part 3000 year old god-king. Gotta work with what you got
- obsessing over tea is all fun and games until we use it as a case study of colonial economy
- the plot thickens!
- hoping to see more Presger and their Translators in book 3
- a nice touch: sometimes people enacting social injustices are also assholes with personal problems you can very much pity.
- actually just in general, there's a sense that people are making decisions based on their understanding of the world and what's just, proper, and beneficial. People doing shitty things are very much people, not cartoonish cackling villains. That's even discussed explicitly at some point - a point that bears repeating.