1.29k reviews for:

Too Like the Lightning

Ada Palmer

3.84 AVERAGE

katsmedialibrary's review against another edition

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Like. Dense but fascinating dream of a post-capitalist & post-nationstate society

12_starlight's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful 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

anxiouszenmaster's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

pasttenseofdraw's review against another edition

1.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Set in the future in a society where gender and religion are not a thing and then proceeds to discuss both extensively throughout the book --- does not at feel like it belongs in the dystopian genre.

hjswinford's review

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahl8on's review against another edition

4.0

challenging slow-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

readingmarmotte's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oh_hai_its_lena's review against another edition

4.0

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Mixed feelings on Too Like the Lightning. The last ~100 pages or so felt meh to me compared to the rest
It's like a 3.5 for me

capriezy's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

astrogailis's review against another edition

4.0

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Beautiful. I will need to read it again to make sure I was catching the plot intricacies, but I won't mind because I love good world-building, and this book does that, almost to distraction. Eagerly awaiting #2 in the series.

And if anyone makes a griffincloth cloak in the near future, they can have all of my money.