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amandatacklestbr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
valtherizzle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-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
4.5
raining_sundays's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
watsjul's review against another edition
4.0
I quite enjoyed reading this book. The plot and writing were very good. The more I read the more I wanted to know what happens. I found it a bit hard to fully connect with the characters, but I really enjoyed the way that different gender expressions, and neurodiversity were shown
ceridwenanne's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
5.0
Devastating; necessary.
stucameron's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
nfiertz's review against another edition
challenging
fast-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? Yes
natalie_ayerdis's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
john_the_captain's review against another edition
3.0
This book is an interesting read, well written but lacking originality.
So this is a story of generational ship travelling the universe to find a new home after Earth has been destroyed. Several generations after leaving Earth is depicted by the decrepit nature of the ship, the evolution of language, society and culture. This would be interesting except it's really just a space-bourne version of Hugh Howie's Silo trilogy. (If you haven't read the Silo trilogy where hve you been!!).
But if you ignore this flaw the book is rather good. Similar also to Snowpiercer, it's really a story about racism and privilege so this is where it gets interesting. Also women in this new World are treated dreadfully so following the main character (Aster) and how she overcomes both challenges is great to read.
Not to give too much away but by the end of the book Aster sows the seeds of revolution and maybe finds a way off the ship in her bid to get out from under a suffocating system and brutal regime.
Well worth a read, available free in all Irish Libraries,
So this is a story of generational ship travelling the universe to find a new home after Earth has been destroyed. Several generations after leaving Earth is depicted by the decrepit nature of the ship, the evolution of language, society and culture. This would be interesting except it's really just a space-bourne version of Hugh Howie's Silo trilogy. (If you haven't read the Silo trilogy where hve you been!!).
But if you ignore this flaw the book is rather good. Similar also to Snowpiercer, it's really a story about racism and privilege so this is where it gets interesting. Also women in this new World are treated dreadfully so following the main character (Aster) and how she overcomes both challenges is great to read.
Not to give too much away but by the end of the book Aster sows the seeds of revolution and maybe finds a way off the ship in her bid to get out from under a suffocating system and brutal regime.
Well worth a read, available free in all Irish Libraries,
proserpina6's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. The entire premise of the book really intrigued me and I was really excited for this book but I just felt the plot moved too slowly and Solomon left a lot of questions unanswered. There were a lot of details in the book that were never fully explored. But I loved the characters in this book. The author is nonbinary and their characters are also nonbinary, gender queer, or gender nonconforming (and possibly even intersex). The main character Aster is also written as autistic, although she is never explicitly described as such. I would still be interested to see a sequel to find out what happens next, because I loved the characters and the world Solomon created, even though the plot wasn't entirely satisfying.