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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
tense
slow-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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, War, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think it's time I accepted the fact that I'll never be the biggest fan of hard scifi - I hardly ever care a lot about the science part of things. This had a really great start, then it got supremely boring during the middle of it and it finally picked up again at the end. I might continue on with the series, but I'm not 100% sure of that yet.
I have a feeling that the recent film Ad Astra was inspired by this, at least a little. This novel brings a sort of hyper-realism to the scifi feeing of settling another planet. It’s a very believable and incredibly detailed (I don’t know how the author knows so much, it’s wild). I would definitely recommend a read through, because it has important themes like greed, personal freedom, mental health, environmentalism, morality, and a lot more. It’s a deep book actually.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The world building and writing is very interesting although it is difficult to read. The science is a nice touch and has lots of accurate descriptions/guesses with a few that seemed like a bit of a stretch too. At times the book did drag on and move at a very slow pace though.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated