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Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald

luisvilla's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh. McDonald is trying to do too much here, and it shows. Too many characters, too thinly drawn to be interesting; too many plot lines, too confusing to follow. Hard to recommend, despite liking lots of his other things.

chirson's review against another edition

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3.0

A slightly less exciting volume which suffered from middle book problems like having to set the stage for the inevitable conclusion. I thought it just didn't have the compelling tragic force of its predecessor; and much of the central plot machinery takes place off screen, giving the results of said plotting (on page) a somewhat deflated feel. It also overrelied a little on "can character x survive in moon conditions without suit/air/heating for y amount of time", which yields diminishing returns.

I didn't like reminders that Bryce is fat. A bad allegory there.

I am very curious about the conclusion but hope it improves on this.

bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition

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4.0

Deliciously soapy space drama. Thrilled that there will be a third book.

kelo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

paladin_spout's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

4.5

leovinas's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

perch15's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoy the Luna series. The story is, in my opinion, excellent.

But MAN, McDonald makes it difficult. So much of the world building feels either tacked on or drawn from the 2019 “what to include in an APPROPRIATELY INCLUSIVE SCI FI NOVEL” playbook. I also never want to see the words “sinter” or “regolith” ever again.

And yet the parts that click click so well. Great story. Ok book.

rosexgold's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Half the time I have no idea what's going on with these books. But I also follow along enough to be very intrigued. But still kind of have no idea wtf is going on. So confusing. Too many people and names of things and a completely incomprehensive glossary and cast of characters. But I still kind of love it? Somehow I can follow enough. I dunno.

librosydragones's review against another edition

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4.0

¡Excelente!
El autor volvió a sorprenderme en esta continuación que, si bien es algo más lenta que la primera entrega, contiene escenas tan impactantes y giros de trama intensos, como cabría esperar.
La Luna se encuentra en un estado precario de equilibrio después de los eventos del final de Luna Nueva, los Corta están desperdigados, los McKenzie están afianzando su poder.
Pero desde la Tierra, las Naciones no están contentas con la libertad y riqueza que ostentan los Dragones en la Luna, y van a dar un movimiento decisivo para minar su poder.
Hubo momentos en que no pude soltar el libro hasta terminar una escena, otros en que no quería seguir leyendo, por miedo a lo que iba a pasar.

Habiendo asimilado la terminología y el slang utilizados en el primer volumen, la lectura de esta segunda parte se me hizo mucho más ágil, lo que es una suerte, porque la primera mitad del libro es un poco lenta (si quitamos un evento del inicio que me pareció increíble, ya van a ver), sobre todo el arco que sigue la historia de Lucas. De todas maneras fue muy interesante, y el autor lo compensa con la guerra abierta que estalla al final, la cual me dejó impresionado.
Pudimos conocer mejor los personajes de Wagner y Robson, y ambos me gustaron bastante.

La forma en que el autor presenta a la sociedad de la Luna me fascinó desde el primer tomo, y deseo con ansias saber que va a suceder en el tercer y último volumen.

¡Saludos!

deus's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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