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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
I just finished literally devouring Doors of Eden! As an anthropologist, I started off being a little judgmental about the evolutionary interludes. But they were compelling and beautifully written and when I figured out where Tchaikovsky was going with it, I was totally on board. What a masterful work with delightful twists and reveals along the way! The ending felt...inevitable.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Not as captivating as Children of Time/Ruin. An interesting read, nonetheless.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This novel is an entertaining romp with a serious socio-political message. It has a variety of protagonists to identify with, from younger LGBT characters, to older stand ins for white male SF readers and neurodiverse characters who are still empathetic with a romantic side. The descriptions of alternative pathways for intelligent life evoke the Fermi paradox debates, and the conclusion is a multiverse-level FU to Brexit and the rising tide of fascism.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-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:
No
adventurous
challenging
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:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
Good weird sci fantasy blended into a kind of psychedelic horror adventure. It's impossible to properly describe, and filled with beautifully well realised settings. I personally found the closing act to be a little flat, but otherwise this book is very good.
Maybe i will come back to this book, however found it uninteresting and not gripping enough to hold my interest
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Great story of missing girls, parallel worlds, alien incursions, and messing with the fundamental nature of the universe, set in contemporary England and a number of its alternate versions. Really difficult to put down.
Great story of missing girls, parallel worlds, alien incursions, and messing with the fundamental nature of the universe, set in contemporary England and a number of its alternate versions. Really difficult to put down.