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Nova by Samuel R. Delany

hazelwood's review against another edition

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4.0

Eh. Not the most exciting sci fi novel ever. Kind of a mix between The Great Gatsby and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, with the same amount of wealthy parties and voyages. The total action in the book could probably be boiled down to about 10-15 pages.

mjrosenb's review against another edition

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5.0

The characters felt like people rather than vague people shaped shadows

tankard's review

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4.0

7/10

mikime's review against another edition

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4.0

A scarred, maimed and powerful space captain with a long-standing grudge , his just as maimed, powerful and revenge-seeking nemesis, a loyal, motivated space crew of people with quite different origins, traditions and skills, an unjust universe of haves and have-nots, fully dependent on the sources of energy and their owners and controllers, and an untapped, possibly unlimited, incredibly dangerous new source of energy. A novel set in the far future and full of plot twists and flashbacks, of cybernetic devices and interconnections, of imaginative futuristic, immersive art and drugs, of re-imagined traditions and myths, perfectly enjoyable and thrilling, especially considering that it was published in 1968. Wonderfully narrated in audiobook form.

jackkuhns's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

megatsunami's review against another edition

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This book was really well-written and featured a lot of interesting characters and ideas, but it was just a little too classic-SF rogue-space-pirate starship-racing to-infinity-and-beyond for me.

katrinalamothe's review against another edition

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DNF. Just horrible.

alsira98's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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exadius's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

playingmyace's review against another edition

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🙌 I had a rewarding time.