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juliealmeida's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't know I needed this novella but I'm so glad we got it. Not just because of who is in it, but also to give a sense of how life goes on after the final novel. I read it in Memory's Legion, I don't know if the final Author's note is in all editions, but I enjoyed that little note immensely too.
And in the end, I'm just sad there are no more new The Expanse books to read. I loved this series through and through.
And in the end, I'm just sad there are no more new The Expanse books to read. I loved this series through and through.
adararising's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.75
olityr's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Favorite quotes:
- "I’ve known men like Jandro. He showed you what he was. He showed all of us what he was. And he got away with it. There’s no law with a man like that. The town voted, but he was more important. And you bent. You failed. You let him do what he wanted, and there was never going to be a path back for him. When someone like that wins? He’d never stop pushing."
- "Thank you, but I don’t deserve any mercy." "Of course you don’t. That’s why they call it mercy. If you deserve it, they call it justice."
- (These last two are from the author's note, not the story itself):
- "Doing the right thing has to be enough in itself. It’s not about getting the pat on the head."
- "One of the central arguments we’ve made with these stories is that, when you look at history, you see the same kind of people doing the same stupid, selfish, delusional, gorgeous, kind, astonishing things that we do today. And we’ll keep doing the same, as long as the species survives. Technical knowledge advances. The organism stays the same."
aquintana's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
5.0
jakelewis_23_'s review against another edition
3.0
Solid last instalment to tie up the only loose end my brain had picked out of the main series
sjmurray's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.5
rkking's review against another edition
3.0
While this final short story in the Expanse universe is an interesting one that sheds some light on the fate of a character many would wonder what happened to, personally I felt that information was not an absolute need. I prefer how Naomi would see it, and this short story kind of changes that.
Still, an interesting one.
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Still, an interesting one.
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matthewmeadows4's review against another edition
4.0
This feels like a solid ending for the story. Although part of me does wish it had tied things up a bit more, I think the mysteries of The Expanse make the story all the more powerful and I am happy to keep wondering.