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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Mesmerizing. Almost like 3 books in 1? Don't think I need to read the sequels, but I adored this one.
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The principle concept in the story is genetic engineering has lead to the "customizing" of kids including removing the need to sleep. These "sleepless" kids are smarter, and live longer, plus are more emotionly stable. Though stable doesn't really mean sane. The book itself turns into a series of events in the main characters life dealing with issues between the sleepless and sleepers (normal folks) about those being bias against the sleepless and the sleepless who think they deserve so much more. The book was drawn out and preachy with lengthly speeches by certain characters that were even tedious in audio format. I am not sure if I want to listen or read book 2 or 3
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fascinating story! Intriguing ideas about human nature wrapped in a sci-fi book—just mystical enough to encourage analysis without feeling too attacked. Most of me was completely focused while reading, because there were so many lessons and unreliable narrators.
The other part of me was reading this and desperately wishing that I was a Sleepless.
The other part of me was reading this and desperately wishing that I was a Sleepless.
I would make my child a sleepless. Even a first generation.
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ostensibly a book asking the question “what if a small middle class group of the population didn’t need sleep and where 1/3rd more productive”, this books delves into fantastic questions about community vs the individual and the nature of thought.
The characters were hard to love but the idea was so well realized Instill can’t stop thinking about it.
The characters were hard to love but the idea was so well realized Instill can’t stop thinking about it.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is exactly the kind of speculative sci-fi (with a sprinkling of dystopia) that I love. It's a bit like Star Trek... Only darker, grittier, and more realistic to the human experience.
Before I began reading, I read the reviews that said it was slow and heavy on philosophy — correct on both accounts, and I think better for it. Like so much great sci-fi, Beggars in Spain challenges us to think about what makes us human, what makes a community, and how the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I world consider re-reading in a few years.
Before I began reading, I read the reviews that said it was slow and heavy on philosophy — correct on both accounts, and I think better for it. Like so much great sci-fi, Beggars in Spain challenges us to think about what makes us human, what makes a community, and how the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I world consider re-reading in a few years.
adventurous
challenging
dark
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