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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
adventurous
mysterious
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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
Ann Leckie was one of my favourite authors of 2017 so I was particularly excited to get this book from my darling for Christmas.
This was a story of Ingray: adopted orphan, contender for the Netano name. At the heart of this story is a political game of chess. However, what surrounds it is a heartwarming story of a person who discovers their own worth and unlikely friends along the way.
I think Leckie's imaginings of future cultures and societies are my favourite aspect of her writing. The description of each person - their behaviours and dress, their preferred pronoun - are all woven through the narrative to make each 'race' feel very tangible.
Having said that, this novel felt a little rushed ("political household of a politician"). It was less nuanced than her Ancillary series, and a bit more face value. Whereas the political intrigue of the Ancillary books was rich and layered, Provenance felt a bit more linear in its narrative.
Overall, still a good read and definitely worth reading if you were a fan of her older work.
This was a story of Ingray: adopted orphan, contender for the Netano name. At the heart of this story is a political game of chess. However, what surrounds it is a heartwarming story of a person who discovers their own worth and unlikely friends along the way.
I think Leckie's imaginings of future cultures and societies are my favourite aspect of her writing. The description of each person - their behaviours and dress, their preferred pronoun - are all woven through the narrative to make each 'race' feel very tangible.
Having said that, this novel felt a little rushed ("political household of a politician"). It was less nuanced than her Ancillary series, and a bit more face value. Whereas the political intrigue of the Ancillary books was rich and layered, Provenance felt a bit more linear in its narrative.
Overall, still a good read and definitely worth reading if you were a fan of her older work.
3.5 stars.
If the Ancillary series was Star Trek type space opera, this is basically Murder She Wrote, In Spaaaace!
A political thriller murder mystery manner comedy but with a Plucky disheveled protagonist. And her friends. So basically Buffy written by Jane Austen. But with robots and aliens.
If the Ancillary series was Star Trek type space opera, this is basically Murder She Wrote, In Spaaaace!
A political thriller murder mystery manner comedy but with a Plucky disheveled protagonist. And her friends. So basically Buffy written by Jane Austen. But with robots and aliens.
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I quite enjoyed this story. It catches you and pulls you along for quite the ride.
A fun page turning story that explores what it means to be human. I would have liked the main character to require a little less helping hand from the men in her life but otherwise appreciate the focus of the story.
So much fun! A very enjoyable cozy comedy of manners in space! Feels very Shakespearean, with great world-building, and hijinks that made me laugh out loud. Even with serious schemes and political maneuvering, the characters seem like decent people (well most of them, anyway). A great read! The end slows down a little bit, which is the only reason I give it 4 stars.
I enjoyed this one a lot and I'm really glad to see more of the Imperial Radch 'verse with a focus on entirely different cultures and species. I have quibbles with the technical climax, but the dramatic climax was duly satisfying. And again, the treatment of gender as a social and linguistic concept, gender fluidity, and non-binary expression was all wonderfully done. *happy*