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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
Space opera en todo su esplendor. Segunda lectura, recordaba algunas cosas de este libro que leí cuando se publicó en español. La tecnología de comunicaciones copiada de los primeros tiempos de internet cuando IRC parecía magia. El ingenioso truco de "las profundidades" para saltarse el límite de c en los viajes espaciales. Y la filosófica parte de la trascendencia para unificar tecnología, IA y dioses en un esquema único y coherente. La raza de plantas con carrito y sin memoria, original incluso para los estándares de la ci-fi. Y la de los perros en manada y sus experimentos con cerebros distribuidos y crianza conjunta con humanos. Todo integrado en una aventura trepidante digna del mejor cine de acción de Hollywood. Muy divertido y entretenido de leer, tal y como lo recordaba de la primera vez, no me ha defraudado en absoluto.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Summary can’t do this book justice, it is so tightly crafted, so complex yet compelling and has one of the most original alien societies in fiction (Vinge’s skill at showing, not telling, as we meet the characters in this society and gradually, with perfect pace, work out what’s going on, is flawless.) I don’t know how a human came up with any of this, much less kept track of and tied up every single plot thread satisfyingly by the end. Everything has relevance, the characters are fascinating and likeable, and the conceit of the setting (technological progress is dictated by your geographical position in the galaxy) is wielded expertly. At the risk of repetition, to try and sum up the plot of this book would require writing a review the same length as the book itself - go in blind to this and immerse yourself within one of the most interesting and enjoyable stories written.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
I had a hard time understanding what was going on.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Now this, this was great. I hadn’t realised just how much I’d missed this type of ludicrously over complicated space-opera until A Fire Upon The Deep scratched that forgotten itch. My former teachers, thank your lucky stars that I hadn’t read this book while still in school, else you would have never heard the end of it, since I could talk about this novel for literal ages. Granted, most of it would be incoherent rambling about how good it is, but you could get hours upon hours of rational discussion out of it nevertheless, because its content is so wondrously expansive. Hence, I implore you: Please someone read it, I need to divulge my thoughts.