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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I’m so glad my first Thompson was Far from the Light of Heaven, because I was quite disappointed with this one. It started off with a MC I was interested in and cool world building in a future within an alien biodome. But I don’t know what happened in the middle 50% and I didn’t care about the plot or our MC - it just took too long to get to the last 100 pages that were the most interesting part. I think I did a disservice to this one by consuming via audiobook, since I think reading it would have been better to absorbing the many layers. I will check out Thompson’s future works because I loved The Light of Heaven so much, but if I started with this one I would be very apprehensive to try more.
challenging
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness
Overall a confusing yet enthralling read. Loved that the story took place in Nigeria.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Rosewater nipped at my attention through Goodreads for a while and supporting local independents this last year I finally dove in, thank you gr community and East Bay BookSellers! Every step through Rosewater was thoroughly foreign, with familiar elements woven in with amazing sounding Yaruba names. It's a slow moving mystery, told through different timelines; though less like a plot device and simply the only way to glimpse edges of a picture.
Kaaro knows what others think but cannot understand humans. Healing, interrogations and hope are all more than what they seem. Even buses, the bolekaja; "the word means 'disembark so we can fight' because the passengers are tightly packed and always aggravated." This whole book is a collection of genuine opposites and layers written in a colorful dialectic, reaching for a truth that I can't wait to explore in the next books.
Kaaro knows what others think but cannot understand humans. Healing, interrogations and hope are all more than what they seem. Even buses, the bolekaja; "the word means 'disembark so we can fight' because the passengers are tightly packed and always aggravated." This whole book is a collection of genuine opposites and layers written in a colorful dialectic, reaching for a truth that I can't wait to explore in the next books.
so fucking cool!! the first "real" scifi book i've ever read. i'm so intrigued by this world and i can't wait to read the rest of the series. i'm a little sad that it won't be with kaaro, but i'm stoked to learn more about wormwood/anthony and if the world is gonna end via xenoforms.
4,5/5
Aunque en algunas ocasiones me ha parecido que las diferentes tramas temporales se liaba un poco y me he visto retroceder a otras páginas para entender qué pasaba antes y qué después, en general me ha parecido un libro magnífico. Auna muchos temas diferentes en una historia que no para de cambiar, pero que te atrapa desde el principio. Está maravillosamente escrita, así que ahora tengo ganas de leer muchas más cosas de este autor. A ver si tenemos suerte y publican la segunda parte.
Aunque en algunas ocasiones me ha parecido que las diferentes tramas temporales se liaba un poco y me he visto retroceder a otras páginas para entender qué pasaba antes y qué después, en general me ha parecido un libro magnífico. Auna muchos temas diferentes en una historia que no para de cambiar, pero que te atrapa desde el principio. Está maravillosamente escrita, así que ahora tengo ganas de leer muchas más cosas de este autor. A ver si tenemos suerte y publican la segunda parte.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes