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margardenlady's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
Very creative debut novel that is presented in a series of report’s about a strange scientific discovery that becomes a military obsession. I enjoyed the format and the pacing.
perfcanread's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
4.0
This was an incredibly well done audiobook. The story is told in an interview style and having different narrators for the different people added to the experience of the book. Happily the book is not overproduced, so the story still felt clear and uncluttered by interpretive sounds.
While the basics of aliens in our midst has been done many times, I enjoyed this fresh take and propulsive writing.
While the basics of aliens in our midst has been done many times, I enjoyed this fresh take and propulsive writing.
sunscour's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the 'interview' style of writing. I liked reading between the lines. I have always enjoyed stories where alien technology is found and we as humans try to figure out how it works.
Interpersonal relationships were interesting and believable. Excellent twist at the end....
Interpersonal relationships were interesting and believable. Excellent twist at the end....
agrinczel's review against another edition
4.0
Not my usual book for sure, it was good amp well written book probably too sci-if for my taste
pennygale's review against another edition
3.0
It started out excellent! Loved the written format of interviews, journal entries, and government documentaries, but it fell flat for me. The second half felt abridged and wrapped up without the detail given in the first half.
needmoreflerken's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? No
4.25
karlaosi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
nachosandcheese's review against another edition
4.0
i always get excited when the formatting of a book is a little different. This reads like files, and while it does a fantastic job in formulating a seamless story, it still left me wanting more.
Some devastating things happen to the protagonists, yet I failed to feel the impact as I wasn't able to connect with the characters through their dialogue which failed to allow their personalities to seep through.
It's a wonderful work of fiction regardless.
It combined giant robots with alien civilisations and threw in government conspiracies and a touch of religion too. All this while simultaneously being limited by the format, which is quite impressive.
It is also a very visual novel so I was disappointed that there were no accompanying graphics. Though that's a personal qualm.
Some devastating things happen to the protagonists, yet I failed to feel the impact as I wasn't able to connect with the characters through their dialogue which failed to allow their personalities to seep through.
It's a wonderful work of fiction regardless.
It combined giant robots with alien civilisations and threw in government conspiracies and a touch of religion too. All this while simultaneously being limited by the format, which is quite impressive.
It is also a very visual novel so I was disappointed that there were no accompanying graphics. Though that's a personal qualm.