Reviews

Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

rjfrost's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

little_witch_bee's review

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

astralpastures's review

challenging informative 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

2.0

matchamuch's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

twisting plot, incredibly deep & layered worldbuilding and fascinating characters. the very conflicts and details of the world intertwine with the events of the plot and it's just. wow. yeah. the way the author combined everything is just. amazing. 
def reread 

kirajoy's review against another edition

5.0

Unlike any book I’ve ever read.

I confess, dear reader, that I almost put this book down almost immediately after I started. It didn’t grab me right away and startled me. Rather it slowly wrapped me, always letting me feel like I could walk away until I was so utterly enraptured by it that it became an addiction. What a book! The way the author controls your mental state while reading is uncanny. It makes the absurd seem normal and the normal absurd while all at once leaving you in a constant state of contented bewilderment. Do not read this book if you want to remain the same person you were when you started it.

sunscour's review against another edition

3.0

I am not sure how I feel about this book, it was good, but not great.
I think I was "Dear Reader" (ed) to death.

fitz123's review

2.0

I liked the first half, or maybe even more, but I really hated the last 6 chapters of the book. I wish I hadn’t read the book at all. It made me feel disgusted and sad.

matcha_star's review

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

amanda_serenity's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

jameskirk1's review

informative inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Extremely thoughtful and creative world building, but the actual plot progresses at a snails pace