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Blood Music by Greg Bear

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heliopteryx's review against another edition

3.5

This book goes in a very different direction than the novella of the same name, which you can read for free on the publisher's website if you wish to compare.

The beginning of the novel version definitely has too much filler, in my opinion. You could skip straight to chapter 7 and not miss anything important. Up to that point, this book introduces Vergil, the pathetic scientist guy who breaks every lab safety rule. As a real world scientist, these kinds of stories are just painful to read, haha. But after that, the story really picks up.

mfhraptor's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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pptphile's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ofordbegnor's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A very interesting book which didn't turn out the way I thought it would. Takes an interesting approach that confused me at first but I definitely enjoyed it.