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A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel

5 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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xosirenox's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wish I'd recognised the author's name, because I found Sleeping Giants so boring, I could have avoided putting myself through this one.

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emaretea's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5


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lycanhood's review against another edition

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adventurous informative 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? Yes

4.5


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anigoose's review against another edition

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

4.25

I definitely think I will grab the audiobooks for the next installments of the series, as I think well orchestrated ones would enhance the writing style that is somehow...dialogue via monologue. I did find it a bit harder to follow than the way Themis Files was set up. 

As a linguist myself, it's always a pleasure to read someone who also secretly considers themselves to be Daniel Jackson. 

I think that if you like Samantha Shannon, you might enjoy this trilogy? It's a historical sci fi novel and rather dense, despite its seeming airiness. I love the idea that the space race was literally just an alien manipulating humans to try to get a rocket. 

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