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Space Opera

Catherynne M. Valente

3.52 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Reads like Douglas Adams and Nick Hornby’s lovechild. It was delightful and intriguing a lot of the time, but the tone was just tiresome after a while. I may need to give this one a try again sometime when I’m in the proper frame of mind for it.
lighthearted

Space Opera is a science fiction Eurovision full of wildly colorful language and an insanely unique narrative. Give it a try!
funny
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Did not finish; the writing style was just not for me.
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

High intensity pace with a fun, lighthearted theme. Good characters but the don’t build up enough.
The lore behind each alien race was the best part.
adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I love a space opera and I love a dirty small story about Brits so YES this was extremely for me! But her pride is truly so delicious, and her plots so twisty, I can’t imagine anyone disliking it.