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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Me ha encantado. Se trata de una novela de ciencia ficción llena de imaginación y creatividad, con razas alienigenas endemoniadamente originales y acción a raudales. Una Space Opera con tintes épicos y que sabe manejar muy bien escenarios y arcos argumentales hasta un final muy bien orquestado.
Una obra de los noventa que podría haber sido escrita ayer y que mantiene el espíritu del pulp de los sesenta sin caer en sus debilidades.
Una obra de los noventa que podría haber sido escrita ayer y que mantiene el espíritu del pulp de los sesenta sin caer en sus debilidades.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
No
I am legitimately blown away - I don't think I've ever read a book quite like this before. I was well and thoroughly lost for the initial chapters (okay, maybe more than that...) but in a way that was so delightfully a consequence of an author truly wanting the reader to just be thrown into this universe and to experience it. (Had to have a little faith that things would come together and make sense with continued reading, which was the case. The downside is this was not a book I could put down for more than 1-2 days without having to backtrack a chapter to re-orient myself. It also required a fair bit of focus to read which made it a little too mentally taxing to read in long sittings until over halfway through or so.) The characters are multidimensional and interesting, and the world of this book is imaginative in ways that were extraordinarily thoughtful. So many interesting touches related to for example how language and culture might vary in ways that make sense based on the actual world of this story. There were ideas that I think I've really never encountered in other stories. I was also surprised by how modern it felt - I would never have guessed this was written in the early 1990s.
For me, this one was a distillation of the things I most love about science fiction. I'm trying not to be hyperbolic in my post-book afterglow state and I don't think I can firmly say this on only one read-through, but this is up there with my favorite science fiction books I've ever read and in time, may even occupy the top spot in that genre for me.
P.S. Is there anything better than reading a truly exceptional book at the end of the year?!
For me, this one was a distillation of the things I most love about science fiction. I'm trying not to be hyperbolic in my post-book afterglow state and I don't think I can firmly say this on only one read-through, but this is up there with my favorite science fiction books I've ever read and in time, may even occupy the top spot in that genre for me.
P.S. Is there anything better than reading a truly exceptional book at the end of the year?!
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Excellent science fiction! A good story that is compelling and largely drives forward nicely (apart from a mild lull in the middle), while sharing and exploring some new and mind-bendy ideas. A lot of fascinating exploration of what intelligence is, and the different forms it can take (artificial and otherwise).
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Very original content equipping well-worn sci-fi tropes. The author has put in a lot of care in constructing a coherent reality. Respect for science and consistency abounds. The characters surprise in their finished nuance, several reminiscent of Disney archetypes. Restraint is exercises in keeping the narrative lens on parts that really matter; no indulgences.
I have two complaints:
First, the author is loveable but disengaging in his thinly veiled demonstrations of why the Scientific Method is the right way to win at life. 'Ender's Game' achieves this much more elegantly.
Second, the ending lacked punch, not in content but writing. Could have been remedied easily with some revisions and skill.
I have two complaints:
First, the author is loveable but disengaging in his thinly veiled demonstrations of why the Scientific Method is the right way to win at life. 'Ender's Game' achieves this much more elegantly.
Second, the ending lacked punch, not in content but writing. Could have been remedied easily with some revisions and skill.
fast-paced
Fun read, and a great exploration of a different kind of consciousness, that of a "pack-mentality".