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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
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
Even while reading this book, I was unsure how I was going to review it. It defied being defined early on and only every shook things up. Told over three generations (but 100s of years apart) it's a story about ecological rangers (and allies) who want a free planet and free people under their corporate owners. The only characters who stick around through all three eras are the rich elite, which is a powerful statement on its own. I've never read a book like this, focused on 'ranger issues' like how to deal with other peaceful settlements, how to ethically and ecologically build a mass transit system and how to deal with gentrification and corporate greed. A lot of the book takes place in meetings and discussions about infrastructure, in a way that I thought should have been boring. But the writing is top notch and I did end up loving all the characters (who are diverse in pretty much every way you can imagine, with some of the leads being flying moose and a literal sky train). I agreed with the ideas here, and appreciated the opening line when you meet new people across the world "Hey Friends!" which was very cute and didn't get old for me. This is a weird one, but I also enjoyed in a lot, in part for that weirdness.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF’d around halfway through part 2. A lackluster story with annoying and frustrating characters. The tension is the book was scarce at best and the situations that should’ve been tense weren’t at all and I felt very little about the characters almost all of that negative. Some of the world building was good and the world has potential but the execution isn’t there. Certain writing choices I have questions about especially the inclusion of swearing in very specific scenarios, without this and maybe one other scene this book could’ve been for younger readers and has some good messages and interesting questions but I would now hesitate to recommend even if it was a more interesting book. If you want a rich science fiction I would look elsewhere.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No
adventurous
reflective
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
Spanning centuries of development and conflict on SASK-E, the story follows several generations of people (which includes hominids, robots, naked mole rats, and eventually even trains). They terraform, rebel, fight corporate greed and overreach, and try to preserve what they have built.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Lost interest in Part LL; did read the last few chapters though.
adventurous
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
No