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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I saw this book recommended in booktube as a "philosophical sci-fi novel". It definitely was that. The story tries to compare two worlds that exist - well, to be accurate, the author describes a world that resembles earth, and then the moon of this world. The main difference between these two places is that on the world that resembles earth (Urras), governments are authoritarian and capitalistic, not caring for the poor, while the moon (Anarres) was created from the dream of an Urras woman who wanted to create a civilization based basically on communism and equality. Our hero, Shevek, is a genius from Anarres who wants to bring his new invention to Urras; however, when he gets there, he is trapped into a political game where they want to possess his invention instead of sharing it with everybody.
The book definitely has a point, and is quite entertaining to read. What I liked the most was the characters and the thinking behind the social rules by which they behaved. On Anarres, they lived freely, but respected each other, while on Urras they were ruled by law and were not free, and thus freedom was limited. What I didn't like a lot was the political games. To be fair, politics and everything related to it is not attractive to me at all, which may be why I found the plot a bit boring. In the end it felt more like I as the reader was supposed to have learned a lesson, but not so much have fun with Shevek's adventure.
The book definitely has a point, and is quite entertaining to read. What I liked the most was the characters and the thinking behind the social rules by which they behaved. On Anarres, they lived freely, but respected each other, while on Urras they were ruled by law and were not free, and thus freedom was limited. What I didn't like a lot was the political games. To be fair, politics and everything related to it is not attractive to me at all, which may be why I found the plot a bit boring. In the end it felt more like I as the reader was supposed to have learned a lesson, but not so much have fun with Shevek's adventure.
challenging
reflective
tense
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:
No
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated