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cmgriffin's review against another edition
5.0
This continues to be a basically perfect book. The audiobook is also excellent.
maggiebook's review against another edition
4.0
This book was hard for me to get into and I re-started it twice. The worlds in this book and their societies and customs are so complex, my mind just took some time to grasp them. It was worth the effort as the story and characters are really different than anything I had read before.
The story is told in basically two different times using alternating chapters. I enjoyed getting the back story as you were moving through the actual story.
Gender is fluid in throughout the story and can change depending on the setting. At first this was confusing but I grew to love the concept. Characters can be more than one person or object which was also new and at times confusing but overall wonderful.
I listened to the audiobook which I thought was well done. I do think I would like to read the actual book and will probably do that before moving on with the series.
The story is told in basically two different times using alternating chapters. I enjoyed getting the back story as you were moving through the actual story.
Gender is fluid in throughout the story and can change depending on the setting. At first this was confusing but I grew to love the concept. Characters can be more than one person or object which was also new and at times confusing but overall wonderful.
I listened to the audiobook which I thought was well done. I do think I would like to read the actual book and will probably do that before moving on with the series.
willow1113's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
annachofis's review against another edition
3.0
Ugh I wanted to love this book but I found it to be a bit of a slog. Confusing AND boring :/ I think the world she created was really interesting but we got no info about it that we didn’t have to know. Would’ve appreciated a bit more explanation overall
seriuzbiznus's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
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
4.0
flyingorcas's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
hugewizard's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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? Yes
4.0
jw101's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cbh66's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A fascinating concept, very comprehensively explored. I never would have thought a first person perspective from a hive mind could make sense, but this was handled quite well. And it was very much focused on the characters rather than the technology, which I always prefer. The emotional beats of the first half, even two thirds of the book, were quite good.
That said, some of the actual plot toward the end was… confusing, a bit hard to follow. Specifically because a lot of it had to do with these hive minds not actually being fully unified… it was basically very hard to tell who was on what side, and what the goals of each side even were. I know there are sequels, but I’m not really left caring enough about the plot to want to read them.
That said, some of the actual plot toward the end was… confusing, a bit hard to follow. Specifically because a lot of it had to do with these hive minds not actually being fully unified… it was basically very hard to tell who was on what side, and what the goals of each side even were. I know there are sequels, but I’m not really left caring enough about the plot to want to read them.