Reviews

Dying of the Light by George R.R. Martin

autumnalsnow's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

cesarcb04's review against another edition

3.0

Inició muy bien, terminó muy mal, se vuelve predecible y los personajes no tienen el final que merecen, una verdadera lastima y un absoluto desperdició para todo el potencial que mostró al inicio.

bookwyrm242's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide

zesty_lemon's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

callandor19's review

3.0

Neat to see GRRM working in a space that’s somewhat removed from what’s become his most notorious setting. Some neat worldbuilding that avoids getting too dull by being focused on human element. Very much in the Frank Herbert tradition of elevating pulp sci-fi with a postmodern anthropological perspective. Not as up my alley as ASOIAF, and no as engrossing as Dune, but pretty fun and a strong debut in retrospect.

raphaelsantos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

vespix's review against another edition

The characters just frustrate me. The focus on a super misogynistic society makes the book unpleasant to read. The planet is interesting — terraformed only for a decade or so while it passes close enough to a star then abandoned — but not enough to slog through the mess of interpersonal relationshis that is the main storyline only to be slapped with an open ending at the end (yes I peeked, it's awful; would count as cliffhanger if there was a sequel).

It's not that I'm bored of this book, no. It's just generating too many negative emotions.

gabipoderosa's review against another edition

3.0

Con mucha pena le doy 3 estrellas, solo porque no pude conectarme en ningún momento con nada.
El mundo es maravilloso, la política, los personajes… pero no, algo me faltó.
Una historia de amor no es, el amor es un motor en una parte de la historia pero incluso esa relación es compleja y no pude empatizar.
Ya he leído muchos otros relatos del autor de ciencia ficción, como Una canción para Lya: yo pensaba que sería asi esta novela, que lograría conectarme como me pasó anteriormente. Pero no.
Ojo que, la recomiendo si te encanta la ciencia ficción dura y clásica, este libro lo considero clásico.

Pero en resumidas cuentas: un mundo increíble, una historia vigente y novedosa, un clásico de ciencia ficción y una buena narración.

22lukem's review

4.0

I looove all the stuff where they go to the tower block city, so cool! This is a really good book all about how we choose to face death. Lots of scheming and twists and manhunts!

loois's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0