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eayelizabeth's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What more do you want out of sci-fi than a great premise, space travel, a psychological deep dive into human beings, and also a therapist robot, with a little cosmic horror thrown in? Pohl makes our protagonist remarkably compelling for someone who is objectively a rather bad person, and I certainly didn’t see that ending coming!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death and Ableism
qnoodles's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a fast and interesting first-person read, but many times it showed its age, especially with the psychobabble and smoking in spaceships. The world building was enough to put me there and want to see more. Thus the sequels, I suppose. I'd read another. But I do hope the next one doesn't have the random pages of news clippings and classified ads interrupting the flow. Bottom line: unlikeable narrator but solid writing!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Gore, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Racism, Gore, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
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