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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was not my favorite of his books, nothing can beat Children of Time, however it does have Tchaikovsky’s signature attention to detail, wit, and scope beyond humanity while keeping humans at the center of the drama.
I want to give this an almost-four stars. It was a very entertaining mass of things and ideas and cartoon characters and amazing creatures that didn't quite feel cohesive...but I enjoyed it.
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I absolutely loved this. Adrian Tchaikovsky has this way of intricately weaving a backstory alongside character development that makes you feel like you're living in the situation, rather than looking at it from the outside. You feel everything the main character is feeling. I felt this was the case with Lee in particular for me, as well as Julian. These two characters were by far my favourites,
The split viewpoints was a necessity for this one as there was just so much happening in each timeline it would have been difficult to fully understand and appreciate otherwise.
Then we reach the point where it all clicks. I love when that happens, particularly in Tchaikovskys books as we go from being completely confused to it all making sense in the blink of an eye.
The split viewpoints was a necessity for this one as there was just so much happening in each timeline it would have been difficult to fully understand and appreciate otherwise.
Then we reach the point where it all clicks. I love when that happens, particularly in Tchaikovskys books as we go from being completely confused to it all making sense in the blink of an eye.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Mr. tchaikovsky seems to really like exploring the idea of alternate evolution where another species on Earth rises to sentience and then pits them against humanity to explore how humans would react and behave. While I appreciate it and all the work he puts in to explain how that might occur, I wish he put in a little more work on his human characters to make them likable and more than one or two dimensional. His villians in particular always seem to be of the 'evil is as evil' does variety. This is a passable effort, but Children of Time is still his best.