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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Actually insane. I have no idea what to say about this. What the hell. So much happened.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Incredible world building and character development with an intricate story underlying it all. Very dark, but I enjoyed it for the most part.
medium-paced
I couldn’t remember why I was hesitant about this book until I was holding it in my hand. The neon-rendered cover was beautiful, the title intriguing, but as I read the summary all I could think was “this book may have bitten off more than it can chew.”
I should have gone with my gut.
In the post eco-disaster future, most nations have collapsed. Humanity survives in floating cities anchored to geothermal vents, where everything is carefully regulated by omnipresent software. In the arctic city of Qaanaaq, a woman arrives, riding an Orca and accompanied by a polar bear. Her arrival sparks rumor and controversy, driving several individuals from different walks of life together. Gradually, it becomes clear that these people are more closely connected than they seem, and the resulting connections cause a chain reaction of events that heave against the order of Qaanaaq.
Miller tries to cram so-darn-much into his book (Family, gender, future!AIDS, politics, capitalism, environmentalism, oppression, technocrats, ResistanceTM, and more!!!) that he fails to successfully interrogate any of it. It’s grim, and harsh, and I can see what he was going for, but instead of being insightful and subversive, it just feels tired. For the last five days since I started this book I have been unable to muster much response beyond ambivalence.
From the alternating PoV, to the AIDS-analogue “Breaks”, this book did not work for me.
At the end of the day, Blackfish City is a perfectly fine, but forgettable, piece of fiction.
I should have gone with my gut.
In the post eco-disaster future, most nations have collapsed. Humanity survives in floating cities anchored to geothermal vents, where everything is carefully regulated by omnipresent software. In the arctic city of Qaanaaq, a woman arrives, riding an Orca and accompanied by a polar bear. Her arrival sparks rumor and controversy, driving several individuals from different walks of life together. Gradually, it becomes clear that these people are more closely connected than they seem, and the resulting connections cause a chain reaction of events that heave against the order of Qaanaaq.
Miller tries to cram so-darn-much into his book (Family, gender, future!AIDS, politics, capitalism, environmentalism, oppression, technocrats, ResistanceTM, and more!!!) that he fails to successfully interrogate any of it. It’s grim, and harsh, and I can see what he was going for, but instead of being insightful and subversive, it just feels tired. For the last five days since I started this book I have been unable to muster much response beyond ambivalence.
From the alternating PoV, to the AIDS-analogue “Breaks”, this book did not work for me.
At the end of the day, Blackfish City is a perfectly fine, but forgettable, piece of fiction.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced