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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This is a tough one: it's a rewrite of The Last Colony from another POV, and of course I read it mere days afterward. Kept somewhat fresh by the pacing being completely different: some events that took chapters in The Last Colony blow by in a sentence, and vice-versa. It's really a worthy effort: these two books wouldn't have worked woven together, and Zoe's perspective is so different from John's that something would be missing from the universe without it.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Et si on reprenant l’histoire de The Last Colony, mais du point de vue de Zoë ? Ouip, c’est la le principe de Zoë’s Tale. Vous allez me dire -et j’étais comme vous au début, quel est l’intérêt ? Parce que Zoë est un personnage relativement tertiaire dans le précédent, mis à part pour le dénouement … Et bien, voilà. Parce que le dénouement pouvait avoir besoin d’une explication. C’est la raison que donne John Scalzi, et honnêtement, je peux comprendre le besoin – Zoë arrivant avec la solution ultime sans aucune raison. Donc … Le problème est qu’avant cette fin bienvenue, on doive se taper un livre de SF YA sur les amourettes d’une ado de 16 ans. Pas forcément mon truc, du tout même, même si le livre est écrit comme une rétrospective, et donc un peu plus buvable. En soi, je n’ai rien contre, c’est une bonne idée de raconter le point de vue d’un autre personnage ; et de creuser le lien entre les Obin et Zoë, qui est très intéressant, mais un peu mis de côté dans The Last Colony. Donc, pourquoi pas, ce n’est pas non plus si mal que ça, mais j’ai hâte de retrouver le grandiose de Scalzi, qui manque cruellement ici. Un passage obligé, par lequel je ne ferai pas de détour si je relis la saga un jour.
adventurous
funny
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
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
One of the best in this series. Some parts were a bit slow because of the heavy repetition from the previous book in the series, but the ending is dynamite. I'll read the next one in the series, but it looks to me that this is where Scalzi abandoned the Perrys, alas.
Reread February 2025. I liked this but I did not like it as much as I did the first time. Having JUST finished The Last Colony, this was too much repetition for me. It does, however, explain some things that are left out of that first telling.
Reread February 2025. I liked this but I did not like it as much as I did the first time. Having JUST finished The Last Colony, this was too much repetition for me. It does, however, explain some things that are left out of that first telling.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes