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Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

4 reviews

qteabeans's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A solid ending to the series. There is the introduction of a new character that feels like wouldn't have been planned from the start. Not messy but it has the feeling of a late addition. The big bad gets dealt with and personhood is granted to more people, which feels good. 
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lucystolethesky's review

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adventurous challenging funny tense slow-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

4.5

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ailsaod's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

 I was really excited going into this book because of the prospect of having not just one but two Jedaos running about with completely different agendas. once the amnesia aspect was added in it made it even more appealing. Most usages of the amnesia trope introduce us to the amnesiac character and then slowly reveal their identity - it can be good but it is a little overdone in my opinion. The far better usage is to introduce us to a character and once we fully know them give them amnesia as this makes the reader more invested in the character and that is what this book does. This is particularly effective here because of the tour through Jedao's key memories the reader took at the end of book 1. We already know what events put him on his disastrous path and that makes seeing a version that hasn't had that yet was very interesting.

An unexpected feature in this book was a bunch of worldbuilding - the black cradle and voidmoths in particular, neither of which went as I expected. There is also some fun body horror which certainly took things in a direction!

Admittedly the weird pacing kind of blemished my experience as it removed some of the tension from amnesiac Jedao's point of view. As I have commented in my previous reviews, there is just something about the way this author writes that makes their books hard for me to follow. Individual scenes will be amazing but then others will just confuse me - especially the battles which is unfortunate in a military sci-fi. Cheris's role in the final showdown will make little to no sense if you haven't read a prequel short story that is available on the Torr website which while cool if you have read it does seem like an interesting choice.

I am unsure how I feel about the ending but shall not go into it more than I had a few raised eyebrows for some of the character's decisions. 
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ellisdex's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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