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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
ONCE AGAIN peter watts has killed it. this one definitely was a lot slower than blindsight but literally nothing has made me stop and just reflect on what happened like the cold open of this book !!!!!! brüks definitely wasnt as interesting as a character to me compared to siri from blindsight but that doesnt mean he wasnt good either. because he was, but in a completely different way that i just liked less than siri's narration 🤷
valerie ❤️
jim was also very interesting, as well as his whole arc in this book.
i do think the way it ended was very interesting and makes me want peter to stop blogging and write more but also his blog does slap.
i will say that the phrase "imagine christ on the cross" is some of the sickest shit ever, especually when you know the context of the scenes it is said in.
also the whole science vs faith argument was very interesting to explore in this one.
valerie ❤️
jim was also very interesting, as well as his whole arc in this book.
i do think the way it ended was very interesting and makes me want peter to stop blogging and write more but also his blog does slap.
i will say that the phrase "imagine christ on the cross" is some of the sickest shit ever, especually when you know the context of the scenes it is said in.
also the whole science vs faith argument was very interesting to explore in this one.
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
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 liked this one perhaps even slightly better than Blindsight..... gripping
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Daniel Brüks est un biologiste, réfugié dans le désert de l'Oregon après qu'un groupe terroriste ai utilisé ses travaux pour tuer des milliers de personnes. Une nuit, il se fait récupérer par l'équipage d'un vaisseau particulier en pèlerinage pour le Theseus et Icarus, vaisseaux du premier tome de la dilogie.
Vous vous souvenez, j'avais adoré Blindsight, le premier tome. Un livre bluffant, saisissant, qui m'avait absolument retourné la tête. J'avais été surprise, quoique agréablement, par la découverte d'un second tome … Et je me retrouve un peu perplexe. C'est blindé jusqu'à la gorge de thèmes hyper intéressants (sur la religion, la croyance scientifique et religieuse, et la fine ligne les séparant, la filiation, l'ingénierie génétique et ses dangers / limites, le transhumanisme, l'éthique, le first contact)… mais il essaie d'en faire trop, et de tout bourrer dans un livre de moins de 300 pages. Effort louable, parfois admirablement réussi, et parfois … un peu moins. Alors il y a de belles idées, l'écriture est raffinée, mais parfois on tombe sur des dialogues sans ponctuation, avec les mêmes pensées ressassées et passées au microondes 30 fois, des longueurs qui n'auraient pas lieu d'être dans Blindsight. C'est hyper sympa, ça sonne bien, ça donne envie, mais c'est un peu fouillis. Et c'est bien dommage.
Vous vous souvenez, j'avais adoré Blindsight, le premier tome. Un livre bluffant, saisissant, qui m'avait absolument retourné la tête. J'avais été surprise, quoique agréablement, par la découverte d'un second tome … Et je me retrouve un peu perplexe. C'est blindé jusqu'à la gorge de thèmes hyper intéressants (sur la religion, la croyance scientifique et religieuse, et la fine ligne les séparant, la filiation, l'ingénierie génétique et ses dangers / limites, le transhumanisme, l'éthique, le first contact)… mais il essaie d'en faire trop, et de tout bourrer dans un livre de moins de 300 pages. Effort louable, parfois admirablement réussi, et parfois … un peu moins. Alors il y a de belles idées, l'écriture est raffinée, mais parfois on tombe sur des dialogues sans ponctuation, avec les mêmes pensées ressassées et passées au microondes 30 fois, des longueurs qui n'auraient pas lieu d'être dans Blindsight. C'est hyper sympa, ça sonne bien, ça donne envie, mais c'est un peu fouillis. Et c'est bien dommage.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
reflective
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
As with Blindsight I like the story, but found it hard to follow. This series is really hardcore science fiction (long and interesting section at end giving references for the science that underlies the novel), and it is EXTREMELY cerebral. I don't have the energy just now to really work on the books. I do find that the stories--what I got of them--stays with me.