3.01 AVERAGE

adventurous lighthearted reflective 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

ivyloaf's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 45%

I think I'm going to have to reread and skip all the philosophizing with her various worm- and fly-men
adventurous reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced

A ideia do livro é ótima, a primeira parte do livro é boa e bem executada, o mundo é bem interessante. Porém quando a autora se insere na obra e fica bem maçante e repetitivo.

so exquisite

Una lectura que requiere atención y paciencia, resultando casi en ensayo e incluyendo múltiples referencias filosóficas y científicas de la época.

Esto la constituye posiblemente en la primera obra de ciencia ficción pero también protofeminista y muchas cosas más que se entienden mejor con el maravilloso prólogo que introduce Siruela en la reedición de este clásico del siglo XVII (leer antes en caso de preferir la información y después si queréis evitar spoilers).
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A historical curiosity but not an interesting read. The religious stuff gets very tedious, and there's a lot of it 
adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

These were a fascinating read.
adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A really interesting examination into what a woman in power would be seen as in the time period. One of my favourite early dystopian novels. Loved the idea of in trying to make it better she divides it and the line on making a world inside her own head to be content with

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