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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
I really, really enjoy "mosaic" books, where there are a multitude of different characters whose perspectives throughout the book create the forward narrative, and the reader gets a varied, nuanced view of the world that the author has created.
I thought "Blackfish City" does an admirable job in blending the voices of the floating city of Qaanaaq, a refuge of technological wonder that houses remnant populations of the Sunken World, destroyed by climate devastation and global disasters. The city, however, is prone to corruption, as economic disparities, crime syndicates, and corrupt politicians turn Qaanaaq into a powder keg.
Add an emerging communicable disease called the Breaks, and a mysterious Inuit woman who rides into the city on the back of an orca, with a polar bear in tow. And then, she mysteriously vanishes into Qaanaaq.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, with its heady ideas and its re-found family of nano-bonded Inuit. It is a story that will stay with me for a long time.
I thought "Blackfish City" does an admirable job in blending the voices of the floating city of Qaanaaq, a refuge of technological wonder that houses remnant populations of the Sunken World, destroyed by climate devastation and global disasters. The city, however, is prone to corruption, as economic disparities, crime syndicates, and corrupt politicians turn Qaanaaq into a powder keg.
Add an emerging communicable disease called the Breaks, and a mysterious Inuit woman who rides into the city on the back of an orca, with a polar bear in tow. And then, she mysteriously vanishes into Qaanaaq.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, with its heady ideas and its re-found family of nano-bonded Inuit. It is a story that will stay with me for a long time.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
fun postapocalyptic premise, but it suffers from some of the classic scifi shortcomings.
i liked the “his dark materials”-esque human/animal connections! very fun and the descriptions of the mind-melding were well-written
a good job at integrating queerness into the sorry without calling it out, except for the nonbinary character. a little clumsily handled, esp in their dialogue, but by FAR the worst offense was naming them SOQ. JUST BECAUSE YOU DID A SCI-FI SPELLING DOESNT ABSOLVE YOU OF NAMING YOUR NONBINARY CHARACTER MOTHERFUCKING SOCK
in that same vein, the naming conventions made me groan a little. the same sci-fi alternate spellings that you always see - Qs instead of Ks, an abundance of AEs, standard names spelled slightly differently. let’s get creative with it!
i was also disappointed by how the strings ended up connecting our main characters. they’re ALL long-lost biological family??? we can be a little more creative than that. after the ankit/kaev siblings reveal, i thought maybe the other connections would explore some different facets but NOPE! everybody is long lost family. a little boring, a little trite.
i liked the “his dark materials”-esque human/animal connections! very fun and the descriptions of the mind-melding were well-written
a good job at integrating queerness into the sorry without calling it out, except for the nonbinary character. a little clumsily handled, esp in their dialogue, but by FAR the worst offense was naming them SOQ. JUST BECAUSE YOU DID A SCI-FI SPELLING DOESNT ABSOLVE YOU OF NAMING YOUR NONBINARY CHARACTER MOTHERFUCKING SOCK
in that same vein, the naming conventions made me groan a little. the same sci-fi alternate spellings that you always see - Qs instead of Ks, an abundance of AEs, standard names spelled slightly differently. let’s get creative with it!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
This had some rough edges but was generally an enjoyable and well-constructed book. The characters were weakly defined but the overall atypical take on post apocalypse cyberpunk was actually very solid. I was pretty skeptical of the premise going in, but that didn't disappointing.
The conclusion didn't pop for me and I feel like the author tried to get a bit too clever with the twists and turns. Still a very satisfying read.
The conclusion didn't pop for me and I feel like the author tried to get a bit too clever with the twists and turns. Still a very satisfying read.