Reviews

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard

zoes_human's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

4.75

Real and unreal worlds, mothers and daughters, spacetime and dynasty... What more could I ask for? Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story and expressing something I didn't know could be put into words.

eleanor_nicbhatair's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

novella42's review against another edition

There was some content that happened to hit my personal trauma and I just couldn't continue.

If memory loss and being forgotten, doubting your existence, is disturbing to you, maybe pass on this book and try one of her others!

the_discworldian's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

olegx's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kyladenae94's review

4.0

a delightful little novella. 

sylviehelen's review

3.0

I find the setting and in-world technology so cool, but the short-format mystery is just never going to be my preference so my rating is extra-subjective. 

arachan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

So I find the Xuya universe fascinating and this is a very refreshing take on space opera/post-Earth humanity.  This was an interesting story but I do have to deduct a few points because while the overwhelming mystery about what happened to the Citadel of Weeping Pearls....it isn't really the climax.

The whole thing kinda never really lands as a climax.  It does derail the tension a little.

squishies's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars, rounded up for fascinating world building