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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

glyf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

rashellnicole's review against another edition

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Still have this checked out and very convinced I will like it, just need more time to devote to the whole series. 

renko's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

bo_knows_books's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

fallingautumn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

parallastrix's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

latitudea's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

Girls kiss.

hsaven's review against another edition

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4.5

4.5

izzenithal's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Stunning. Dense, gorgeous, and riveting from the first chapter. I loved the way she played with linguistics, and now I want to read her dissertation on the Byzantine Empire. Deserves a reread before I nitpick anything. I dream to write a debut like this someday

figurz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0