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tashenone's review against another edition
5.0
“I am a good dog”
Tchaikovsky had secured his position among the greats long ago, but with this novel he is making his way boldly towards a place among the legends. A gorgeously constructed work of speculative fiction that is not nearly as far future as the description would have you believe. It tackles some tough questions, even a few posed by one of the grandfathers of the genre (Asimov with The Bicentennial Man), addressing the issues with a modern voice that unlocks new directions and new answers. Dogs of War paints a strikingly realistic picture of our potential future. It is a picture that is almost too accurate which makes this book so much more than the sum of its parts, much like its main character. The way all of these elements of story, structure, emotion, speculation, and meta-commentary come together is inspiring and terrifying all at once. A triumph.
Tchaikovsky had secured his position among the greats long ago, but with this novel he is making his way boldly towards a place among the legends. A gorgeously constructed work of speculative fiction that is not nearly as far future as the description would have you believe. It tackles some tough questions, even a few posed by one of the grandfathers of the genre (Asimov with The Bicentennial Man), addressing the issues with a modern voice that unlocks new directions and new answers. Dogs of War paints a strikingly realistic picture of our potential future. It is a picture that is almost too accurate which makes this book so much more than the sum of its parts, much like its main character. The way all of these elements of story, structure, emotion, speculation, and meta-commentary come together is inspiring and terrifying all at once. A triumph.
tweedsuitcase's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.5
biddibee's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
I liked Rex a lot - he was a good dog. I was pretty into the beginning of the book, but fuuuuck did that wear off fast. Did this book not have an editor? It was so damn boring so and insanely repetitive and it kept explaining every single thing as though the readers are complete idiots. The writing was ncredibly poor and filled with clichés. What a bad bad book. It felt like it was written by some edgelord teenager who think he's really deep.
kirstenbailey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
jarichan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hijodelsol14's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-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
4.5
hey_hoser's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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? Yes
ldscavo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
qjbrown96's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t always enjoy Tchaikovsky’s books however I always enjoy his imagination and I’ll always know going into a book of his that it will be wildly different than any other book I’ve read.
Dogs of War is about basically Cyborg Animals that have been engineered to be huge and intelligent, which of course Humans utilize to their benefit for everyday tasks, protection, or warfare. Rex is a massive cyborg dog that is the leader of a pack, his Master will command him to terminate the enemy but after they kill some questionable targets he starts to wonder who really is the enemy. Rex battles the need to be a “good dog” with being a puppet for an evil master. The story ends up being great and will immediately read the sequel.
Dogs of War is about basically Cyborg Animals that have been engineered to be huge and intelligent, which of course Humans utilize to their benefit for everyday tasks, protection, or warfare. Rex is a massive cyborg dog that is the leader of a pack, his Master will command him to terminate the enemy but after they kill some questionable targets he starts to wonder who really is the enemy. Rex battles the need to be a “good dog” with being a puppet for an evil master. The story ends up being great and will immediately read the sequel.