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mooremat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
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? No
4.0
blogthatbook's review
2.0
This was a good read, with easy flowing writing, a nice cast of characters and a very rich universe.
Chambers must have put a massive amount of effort into building cultural traits and political mechanics. And she's managed to pull it all together really well. Everything plods along at an even and sedate pace, you never feel like you have to stretch yourself to keep up with proceedings...which was a big problem for me.
There isn't really an overall storyline driving this book, no real beginning, middle and end, it's all just sort of there. As a reader I was never presented with questions that I was itching to know the answers to, no edge of your seat action, no 'I have to read the next chapter' tension. The only payoff is the ending, which is really good, the last 80 pages was the only part where I felt attached to what was happening and compelled to read on.
If the author had of tantalised me with foreshadowing and a dangling carrot or two this would have been a great read. As it is I had to really force myself to read to the end.
Having said all that, this book is simply lacking the elements I like to read, if you're a reader who is more interested in character studies and you don't need a compelling story, then you'll probably love this book.
Chambers must have put a massive amount of effort into building cultural traits and political mechanics. And she's managed to pull it all together really well. Everything plods along at an even and sedate pace, you never feel like you have to stretch yourself to keep up with proceedings...which was a big problem for me.
There isn't really an overall storyline driving this book, no real beginning, middle and end, it's all just sort of there. As a reader I was never presented with questions that I was itching to know the answers to, no edge of your seat action, no 'I have to read the next chapter' tension. The only payoff is the ending, which is really good, the last 80 pages was the only part where I felt attached to what was happening and compelled to read on.
If the author had of tantalised me with foreshadowing and a dangling carrot or two this would have been a great read. As it is I had to really force myself to read to the end.
Having said all that, this book is simply lacking the elements I like to read, if you're a reader who is more interested in character studies and you don't need a compelling story, then you'll probably love this book.
soapsicle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
3.75
zoefruitcake's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed it from start to finish, can't wait for the sequel
vyhurz's review against another edition
4.0
See my entire review here: https://allisontshannon.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/things-slowly-degrade-review-of-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet/
pbmurray's review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
jacknew18's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hebberelle's review against another edition
3.0
AMAZING world and stunning racial diversity, even had some great science in here. What it didn't have was a plot. It was the world's most stunning boring road trip. This book felt... sanitized.
I had been reading for a while when it looked like it was building up into some sort of conflict. Finally, I thought... Then I realized I was 60% of the way done.
Then the conflict turned out to be nothing, and even the gay relationship in this novel turned into nothing but a footnote.
Every time they'd have some sort of problem, it was solved incredibly easily.
Pirates? No problem, they can be talked down.
Mines left in a ship? It's cool, the tech support will disarm them in literally two paragraphs with nothing happening.
Part breaks on the ship? It's okay, they have backups.
Social and cultural differences? Whatever, no one bats an eye.
Gay relationship? It's two pages and that's all its mentioned.
Interstellar bad guys? It's fine, they will blow the crew into deep space but they'll be okay.
I had been reading for a while when it looked like it was building up into some sort of conflict. Finally, I thought... Then I realized I was 60% of the way done.
Then the conflict turned out to be nothing, and even the gay relationship in this novel turned into nothing but a footnote.
Every time they'd have some sort of problem, it was solved incredibly easily.
Pirates? No problem, they can be talked down.
Mines left in a ship? It's cool, the tech support will disarm them in literally two paragraphs with nothing happening.
Part breaks on the ship? It's okay, they have backups.
Social and cultural differences? Whatever, no one bats an eye.
Gay relationship? It's two pages and that's all its mentioned.
Interstellar bad guys? It's fine, they will blow the crew into deep space but they'll be okay.
dorothy_shack's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-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
ajustice14's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.5