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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Boring start and middle, exciting last third
adventurous
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
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:
Yes
So… Red Mars. I went into this expecting it to live up to its reputation as one of the best science fiction narratives of the twentieth century. What I got was a 30 hour long extended family drama full of un-feeling scientists, sex cults, racism, egomaniacal men, more sex cults, and egomaniacal man sex cults. Did I mention the sex cults? There were lots of those. This book had to have been written by man, it just has one of those vibes. All the women used sex as a political tool, and there was so much of it. I found this book to be an exercise in unrealism- how quickly terraforming took place, the general politics of the world, it felt like fantasy. A very mundane fantasy. 2/5
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
slow-paced
Compelling, with what still feels like an accurate portrayal of, perhaps, our not-too-distant future.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes