27 reviews for:

Alien Earth

Megan Lindholm

4.08 AVERAGE

adventurous reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense

There are some points where it slows down a bit, but overall a fantastic book. Totally unlike anything I've read yet.
adventurous emotional informative reflective tense 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: Complicated

Jamais je n’aurais cru m’attacher autant à un personnage qui se trouve à être, en fait, un vaisseau. 

Alien Earth est un tour de force de Megan Lindholm, mieux connu sous le nom de Robin Hobb. Le roman prend beaucoup de temps à se déployer, mais  l’attente en vaut la chandelle. On s’attache véritablement aux personnages, tous aussi différents qu’ils sont, et l’intrigue se dévoilent tout doucement comme si c’était un roman policier. Il est rare de voir des œuvres de science-fiction le faire aussi bien que ceci.

Je crois toutefois que ce livre peut en décourager plusieurs en début de lecture. Le vocabulaire est parfois trop précis pour ce qui est décrit, ce qui impliquait pour moi plusieurs précieuses minutes de recherche. À mon avis, ça fait partie du plaisir de la lecture, mais je sais que ce n’est pas un attitude que tous adoptent aisément.

phunkypbj's review

5.0

This was by far the best non-farseer universe book I've read from Lindholm/Hobb (and I've read basically everything she's published). She really has a gift for writing relationships that are meaningful (particularly, in this book, Raef and Evangeline) but what really got me in this book was the world building and the concept of humans being 'rescued' by an alien race and of the sentient ship (obvious precursor to the dragon ships in the farseer books). It's a real shame that she hasn't published any subsequent books with these characters / in this universe although I guess it's not too late right [a: Megan Lindholm|53255|Megan Lindholm|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1205023699p2/53255.jpg] / [a: Robin Hobb|25307|Robin Hobb|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1397885202p2/25307.jpg]?
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

kite's review

4.25
dark reflective