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lowkeymarie's review against another edition
Never feels good to DNF a giveaway, but I'm not about to put myself in a reading slump. 🤷🏻♀️
There was interesting stuff going on in the setting, but there was way too much technobabble, I didn't care about the plot or the characters, and none of the humor was landing for me.
There was interesting stuff going on in the setting, but there was way too much technobabble, I didn't care about the plot or the characters, and none of the humor was landing for me.
smg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
alinareading's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
matty_braugen's review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-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? No
4.0
geekwayne's review
3.0
'The Finder' by Suzanne Palmer was the October pick for my online book club.
It's a SF novel about a sort of repo man in space named Fergus Ferguson. He is on his way to recover a stolen space ship, but before that can happen, he is sabotaged and left for dead. He finds himself amongst a family of clones, in a group of space stations with quesionable food and a cryptic cipher to solve that will get him access to the ship. His capers lead him to devise odd inventions, ala McGyver, and to think on his feet a lot.
I liked it well enough, but there were numerous deaths of groups of people off on the sides of the novel. This bothered me because I was never led to care about them and the brutality felt a bit too casual. Still, I might be in for a next adventure because the story sped by nicely.
It's a SF novel about a sort of repo man in space named Fergus Ferguson. He is on his way to recover a stolen space ship, but before that can happen, he is sabotaged and left for dead. He finds himself amongst a family of clones, in a group of space stations with quesionable food and a cryptic cipher to solve that will get him access to the ship. His capers lead him to devise odd inventions, ala McGyver, and to think on his feet a lot.
I liked it well enough, but there were numerous deaths of groups of people off on the sides of the novel. This bothered me because I was never led to care about them and the brutality felt a bit too casual. Still, I might be in for a next adventure because the story sped by nicely.
elllljayyyy's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ibnjah's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.0
mimig312's review
3.0
Review forthcoming... initial thoughts... took about 100 + pages to get into this story. Its a breezy sci-fi read and good palate cleanser from heavier space operas.
fiddlak's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kreppen's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0