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ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I loved the stories so much. They were all good, but Prophet of Corruption was especially interesting. It gave me so much to think about, and I can't stop thinking about it. I also loved the letters from the translators at the end, from the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic. I hope they were able to meet up together like they wished! They truly did an incredible job translating some conceptually difficult stories in a way that I barely remembered I was reading a translated work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Pandemic/Epidemic
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
As someone that doesn’t typically read sci-fi, this blew me away. I personally preferred the stories centered around the engaged couple because it was the easier ones to read. There was such a hopeful and determined voice to it that made me invested in the story and the couple finally reuniting (I started to tear up a bit when he found all the notes she left him in the church ). I really liked the other two, which were far more philosophical; they just took so much more brain power to read. It had a lot of interesting things to say about individuality versus community, and what it means to make rules and who is defined as an outsider or “right.” How the second story of this. philosophical set ended made sense, but also made me a bit sad. The fact that everything began over again, with Naban eventually fight for the underdog so that the "corrupted" beings weren't so persecuted or repressed was quite insightful and unexpected, but it was ultimately to the benefit of the message. Overall, I definitely recommend this; it is definitely now one of my favorite sci-fi books of all time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Confinement
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal death
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