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The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

3.53 AVERAGE

jesse9000's review

3.5
hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What the fuck did I just read. Four stars for originality, sheer chutzpah, and flying moose
adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book made me beam with joy, cackle with delight, and weep from the overwhelming coziness of the end. Terraformers felt like the love child of the Mars Trilogy and the Culture novels who was partly raised by their fun gay uncle Chuck Tingle and their godmother Ursula.

A charming meditation on personhood, community, and revolution. Don’t miss this one! It has cyborg cows, sentient flying trains, a gritty journalist cat, and some truly epic corporate villainy.

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tacosb4vatos's review

4.0
adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous hopeful inspiring
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

the_continental_op's review

3.25
adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

This is good, solid sci-fi with interesting world building and characters. The story feels a little too modern day focused, which feels especially silly being plopped into circa 57,000. For example, everyone introduces themselves with their pronouns. I’m pro-pronouns, but they feels like a very 2020s conversation…surely the future is beyond it. But, I liked the focus on community and hard work that sees little, hopeful changes. 

I DNF this one which I'm kind of sad about because the world and the commentary were very interesting to me. It's very fantastical and I was thrilled with it not being a dystopic read, but the sex scenes are just not for me.
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: No