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acelesteee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
livelovelula's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
not usually a science fiction reader but this was pretty fun to read. the writing started out okay and got ~good. sylvia’s chapter was my favorite- pretty dark but very interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Rape
themoonshoes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.0
kind of hard to get through if only because the chapters are from a different characters pov each time. the worldbuilding and plot relationship seemed stilted too, but i get that it’s a tough type of story to write with breathing room.
i do appreciate the development of stevlands character—“i could scream, howl, smash things—“ that got me bitch! i found myself wanting more, at the end, even though this book took me a looong time to get through.
i do appreciate the development of stevlands character—“i could scream, howl, smash things—“ that got me bitch! i found myself wanting more, at the end, even though this book took me a looong time to get through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Animal death, Colonisation, Infertility, and Rape
Minor: Addiction
there is one rape scene and while it’s not overtly descriptive, it is jarring. be aware!thomasin2's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
getreadson's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Fast-paced, every chapter is from a different character’s perspective. An off-beat, entertaining take on space colonization.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence
There is a graphic rape incident from the perspective of the victim.fabledfangirl's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Cancer, and Rape
glyf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Child death
faircloughliv's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book was surprisingly engaging. I enjoyed how the story moved from generation to generation however I wished the earlier generations had featured more exploration or some diagrams of new species to flesh out the world. The ending felt a little lacklustre, though battle scenes were a particular high point
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
gmrickel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book wasn't for me. It changes narrators several times throughout the book, some were more compelling and sympathetic than others. There is an on-the-page rape scene in the second generation and the aftermath went in the survivor's favor so while it was a hard scene, I felt she had a bit just revenge and that made me happy. I felt that ending was rather lackluster. I'm not interested in continuing on to book 2 (book 3 comes out this year). I found the theme of communication to be the most interesting part of the book. I could see it appealing to fans of The Sparrow (first contact on awry, effort towards communication) and possibly any scifi that does interesting things plants and/or communication. Maybe for fans of the Southern Reach novels? This was the first in my long list of scifi to read in 2024 so hopefully I'll find more comps.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Infertility, and Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
audiobook_obsession's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This is really different than everything else I've ever read. It's a settler story. It's hopeful and a few times I thought "I know what will happen " but it was never true.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Murder