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The Long Game by Ann Leckie

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matthewptaylor's review against another edition

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hopeful relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

malinhalia's review

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

Headline: We Live as Long as our Heritage

Plot: We are on a different planet, one which humans have reached, but we're interpreting the meaning of life through the eyes of an alien species who just wants to learn how to live longer.

Likes: The narration of our frustrated main little alien is interesting.

Dislikes: I think for too long I had a feeling of what was happening in this story without really being sure, so it made me feel a bit dumb and I didn't enjoy it :)

Recommended audience: Those into alien xenology/biology.

Rating: I'm rating this a 3/5 stars, because it was an interesting read, but a bit confusing. As I'm a biologist, maybe I expected a bit better developed background to the genetics part of the story.

niccith's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A lovable alien with determination to achieve. I wish the story was told in novel form.

a_reader_obsessed's review

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2.0

2.5 Stars

Scifi commentary on exploitation in general. Not a pretty picture of human greed and capitalism as this chronicles one alien’s fight to make his people’s lives better and playing the game he’s forced/seduced into.

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