262 reviews for:

Polostan

Neal Stephenson

3.67 AVERAGE

smawj's review

2.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So many tangents that go nowhere

jimwiedower's review

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
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georgewrfisher's review

3.5
adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elevine30's review

3.75
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

therobg's review

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jeromy's review

3.5
medium-paced

casim's review

3.0

I like Stephenson's writing so this was enjoyable, but it really feels structured like the first part of a book rather than the first part of a trilogy which is a problem. The book doesn't really stand on its own
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The book feels like it's just background information for the upcoming books in the series. While there were several cool historic moments covered, overall the book feels too disjointed. I am not likely to continue reading the series. 

qfennessy's review

5.0
adventurous challenging medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

davidblair3's review

2.5
informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No