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borovacn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
3.25
lordofbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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? No
4.0
thenajo's review against another edition
4.0
Smaller in scope than the first volume, focusing on one character through a 6 story arc. However, for that one character, it did have quite an impact by the end. Very realistically portrayed how high-performance individuals sometimes exhibit self-destructive and reckless behavior.
jenny_d's review
emotional
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
4.5
juliemawesome's review
3.0
Space is big. And dark. And light. And empty. And lonely.
But, it turns out, we're all in space. All the time. Even here on Earth!
Mind-blowing, isn't it?
Hachimaki, the hero of our story, is trying to get on the Jupiter mission so he can come back a hero and make a lot of money so he can buy his own ship. But even as he works to make the cut, those eco-terrorists are at it again. Blowing things up to save er.. something.
At least in this volume, it feels like the story is starting to go somewhere.
And, hey, bonus, I learned that John Glenn was not the first person to orbit the Earth. (Could've sworn they told us that in school.) And did you know there was a person in between Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn? Well, probably you did. Because you didn't have the American public school education I did.
But, it turns out, we're all in space. All the time. Even here on Earth!
Mind-blowing, isn't it?
Hachimaki, the hero of our story, is trying to get on the Jupiter mission so he can come back a hero and make a lot of money so he can buy his own ship. But even as he works to make the cut, those eco-terrorists are at it again. Blowing things up to save er.. something.
At least in this volume, it feels like the story is starting to go somewhere.
And, hey, bonus, I learned that John Glenn was not the first person to orbit the Earth. (Could've sworn they told us that in school.) And did you know there was a person in between Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn? Well, probably you did. Because you didn't have the American public school education I did.
cindyc3689's review against another edition
3.0
Not really agreed with some of the philosophy in this book. And Col. Sanders as military leaders felt like a terrible joke.
sashastorylover's review against another edition
4.0
Planetes is soft slice-of-life-esque sci-fi series by the talented Makoto Yukimura.
It’s a story about a team of three people working together to collect garbage on the Earth orbit. We are following Japanese young man Hachimaki, Russian man Yura Mikhailov and an American Latinx woman Fee. I love the cast and how slowly we learn about them and see them interact with each other.
The art is lowkey for the most part but when it wants to blow you away it does so impressively.
No surprise Yura is my favorite character, he’s a serious, somewhat somber man, who’s dealing with loss and grief. But as the story progresses we see his more mischievous and easy-going side.
I’ll definitely be continuing on with the series.
It’s a story about a team of three people working together to collect garbage on the Earth orbit. We are following Japanese young man Hachimaki, Russian man Yura Mikhailov and an American Latinx woman Fee. I love the cast and how slowly we learn about them and see them interact with each other.
The art is lowkey for the most part but when it wants to blow you away it does so impressively.
No surprise Yura is my favorite character, he’s a serious, somewhat somber man, who’s dealing with loss and grief. But as the story progresses we see his more mischievous and easy-going side.
I’ll definitely be continuing on with the series.
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