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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
God.
Fuck my life.
Fuck my life.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A well-crafted book with interesting premises for its time, but unfortunately doesn't feel as interesting to me in 2025. The plot is sparse, and the narrative all feel a bit detached.
I guess speculative fictions are just not for me though especially when it doesn't ever question its premises and conclusions, but the book is able to make me think and question, which has value in itself.
Might come back to reread it later, as people seem to say that rereads can be illuminating for this book.
I guess speculative fictions are just not for me though especially when it doesn't ever question its premises and conclusions, but the book is able to make me think and question, which has value in itself.
Might come back to reread it later, as people seem to say that rereads can be illuminating for this book.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
tense
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
Loved the depiction of being not only in a different place but different society and culture, and all the miscommunication, confusion, and connection that comes with it - the constant tension btwn connect and disconnect that comes and goes across a relationship. Very 60s book, very gender, very Cold War. Really dense on the worldbuilding in the sense that it feels lived in and like the characters truly inhabit the world. That said, a good story and the characters were well defined and not lost to the world. Liked how she laid out ideas of going beyond binaries and linear ways of thinking - the story structure is circular too. Definitely carrying lots of valuable ideas for discussion and food for thought (see LeGuin’s essay on Carrier Bags in Fiction).
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes