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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

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annachofis's review against another edition

3.0

Ugh I wanted to love this book but I found it to be a bit of a slog. Confusing AND boring :/ I think the world she created was really interesting but we got no info about it that we didn’t have to know. Would’ve appreciated a bit more explanation overall

seriuzbiznus's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

mcr314's review against another edition

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1.0

Got bored.

flyingorcas's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

hugewizard's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.0

jw101's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

cbh66's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

A fascinating concept, very comprehensively explored. I never would have thought a first person perspective from a hive mind could make sense, but this was handled quite well. And it was very much focused on the characters rather than the technology, which I always prefer. The emotional beats of the first half, even two thirds of the book, were quite good.

That said, some of the actual plot toward the end was… confusing, a bit hard to follow. Specifically because a lot of it had to do with these hive minds not actually being fully unified… it was basically very hard to tell who was on what side, and what the goals of each side even were. I know there are sequels, but I’m not really left caring enough about the plot to want to read them.