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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Se pierde en los detalles geográficos y científicos, algo que en un principio es apasionante pero que pronto se convierte en un impedimento para una lectura disfrutable. El desarrollo de los personajes es escaso. Una pena, porque pienso que es siempre mejor narrar con la emoción que con la acción.
En todo caso, me quedo con la crítica a la globalización/colonización de la economía y política modernas, y con la continua fricción entre la utopía y la realidad -¿conyuntural?- humanas.
En todo caso, me quedo con la crítica a la globalización/colonización de la economía y política modernas, y con la continua fricción entre la utopía y la realidad -¿conyuntural?- humanas.
I thought this was a sci-fi book. It's actually a soap opera about interpersonal relationships. Who knew?
DNF, unfortunately.
DNF, unfortunately.
slow-paced
took me way too long to finish. an excellent sci-fi novel nonetheless.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As far as SciFi goes, this one felt the most human. I loved learning the plot from the different perspectives of each of the first hundred - the focus on their values, beliefs, love, and loss grounded this book more than other SciFi I have read.
All of that against the dramatic background of the Red Planet undergoing colonization - there were many points of the book that left me absolutely stunned.
And it all comes back to the perspectives of the two American leaders given to us in the first chapter - John Boone, First Man on Mars' belief that they became fundamentally different beings who could break the cycles of human history on this new planet, and Frank Chalmers beliefs,
All of that against the dramatic background of the Red Planet undergoing colonization - there were many points of the book that left me absolutely stunned.
And it all comes back to the perspectives of the two American leaders given to us in the first chapter - John Boone, First Man on Mars' belief that they became fundamentally different beings who could break the cycles of human history on this new planet, and Frank Chalmers beliefs,
Not only had they not become fundamentally different beings, they had actually become more like themselves than ever, stripped of habits until they were left with nothing but the naked raw material of their selves.
I felt this in each of the characters. I didn't necessarily understand each of their motivations, and I'm still not entirely sure what the purpose was of
The central ideological battle of the book, it's beautifully stark and descriptive writing, and groundedness in humanity earn it's place among my favorites.