Reviews

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

lorune's review

3.0

I liked the book but it was 150 pages to long.

Not gonna bother with the next however, just doesn't seem worth the excess pages you read.

jurgenappelo's review

5.0

Brilliant.

mialeyden's review against another edition

3.0

In theory, I should have loved this book, but I wasn't able to connect with any of the characters, I didn't care about any of them and that ended up affecting my interest on the story. The book deals with very intriguing concepts but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I was hoping to. Since my first Alastair Reynolds was a five stars read, I will just try again with a different one and hope it goes better.

elwoodradley's review

4.0

4.75. Awesome book. It is completely mind-bending. Hard to explain, but it has a similar feel to the movie Intestellar. If you like sci-fi at all, read this book.

jay__book's review

adventurous dark mysterious

4.0

xsea's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

astralpastures's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ravixforlorn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

duparker's review

3.0

Normally I like Sci Fi, but don't like Fantasy. This book started out droll and Fantasy like. I gave myself til page 100, and found by page 20 I liked it enough to know I'd keep going. As I read the pace improved and the flow improved. The timeline jumping in the book worked better than I thought it would and the outlandish technology started to feel like it could work, as the story moved forward. I do find it funny that for a sci fi book where implants allow people to communicate without using their mouths/voices, there is no faster than light speed travel.

Main reason I didn't give it a four star is that while I liked the book, it didn't make me want to read more of the series. I didn't get invested in the "universe" that this book begins. I'd like an option to give a half star.

ldscavo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75