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aus10england's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Idk how they made a book about hyper intelligent octopi boring yet here we are
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Racism
klara_o's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
krestomanci's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
midwifereading's review against another edition
4.0
What do I say?
I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up. I am 100% sure that I didn't take in everything it had to offer. I think it's one of those books I will want to reread every so often.
There is so much weight within the pages, with complex thought, philosophical and ethical questions, and existential themes woven throughout.
Yet, it's a fairly simple story, told well in straightforward prose. Stripped of unnecessary trappings, yet vivid, clear, and colorful.
It reminds me, in small ways, of Jurassic Park and the themes of life finding a way, and the question of humanity plowing ahead because we can, without stopping to ask whether we should. It also has smatterings of the feel Contact gave me of paying closer attention to the link between science and what it means to be human, to have faith.
This is by no means a "read-alike," at all. But some of the same threads are in Nayler's story.
Good sci-fi should ask such questions. It should hold up a mirror, forcing us to look at ourselves with an enquiring and critical eye. To get a little uncomfortable. To look ahead a little more carefully. To care, period.
This book does all of that and more. It's a wonderful debut, and I would gladly read whatever he writes next.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up. I am 100% sure that I didn't take in everything it had to offer. I think it's one of those books I will want to reread every so often.
There is so much weight within the pages, with complex thought, philosophical and ethical questions, and existential themes woven throughout.
Yet, it's a fairly simple story, told well in straightforward prose. Stripped of unnecessary trappings, yet vivid, clear, and colorful.
It reminds me, in small ways, of Jurassic Park and the themes of life finding a way, and the question of humanity plowing ahead because we can, without stopping to ask whether we should. It also has smatterings of the feel Contact gave me of paying closer attention to the link between science and what it means to be human, to have faith.
This is by no means a "read-alike," at all. But some of the same threads are in Nayler's story.
Good sci-fi should ask such questions. It should hold up a mirror, forcing us to look at ourselves with an enquiring and critical eye. To get a little uncomfortable. To look ahead a little more carefully. To care, period.
This book does all of that and more. It's a wonderful debut, and I would gladly read whatever he writes next.
andieevalee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
audreysprinkleanna's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is one of the best books, if not THE best book, I've ever read.
berkls2's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
laura1980458's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
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