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adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I read this was because it was in an episode of Black Mirror I liked and I wanted to see how it connected. It didn't, really, except they both are futuristic and take place in space.
That's OK! It's a classic and I'm mostly glad I read it. The plot was better than the delivery; Earth sends their prisoners to the moon and the moon prisoners revolt and start a war to get free. The best character is a nearly-human computer so brilliantly drawn that I felt every little blip of his fate.
But the misogyny was hard to swallow. Also the contradictory politics and cringy libertarianism. And so much of it was space opera action, which is exciting if you want it (I didn't want it). Regardless, I'm going to be thinking about that computer for a long time.
That's OK! It's a classic and I'm mostly glad I read it. The plot was better than the delivery; Earth sends their prisoners to the moon and the moon prisoners revolt and start a war to get free. The best character is a nearly-human computer so brilliantly drawn that I felt every little blip of his fate.
But the misogyny was hard to swallow. Also the contradictory politics and cringy libertarianism. And so much of it was space opera action, which is exciting if you want it (I didn't want it). Regardless, I'm going to be thinking about that computer for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, and Genocide
Moderate: War, Racial slurs, Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
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