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norspider's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
The mystery at the heart of this book kept me reading. I was so curious to learn what was happening with Mariana, Liff, and the rest of Landfall. Hundreds of years after the terraforming of Imir, how have they only built a single town? Why do events seem to repeat themselves? Why is our narrator so unreliable, telling us directly contradicting stories?
Children of Memory continues the ever-expanding universe of this trilogy. Portiids, Humans, octopi, and the being(s) of Nod are joined by more creatures in their exploration of the cosmos. What they find will be a grand discovery for all, but a living nightmare for some.
Parts of this book feel redundant, with ideas and discoveries being repeated multiple times. Given the grand idea of the story, I can't be sure if this was poor editing or a specific choice. But either way it made reading it take longer than needed.
I understand why some may dislike Children of Memory, but I loved it. So many questions, so much to ponder. Always circling back to a welcome theme for Tchaikovsky: what does it mean to be alive?
Children of Memory continues the ever-expanding universe of this trilogy. Portiids, Humans, octopi, and the being(s) of Nod are joined by more creatures in their exploration of the cosmos. What they find will be a grand discovery for all, but a living nightmare for some.
Parts of this book feel redundant, with ideas and discoveries being repeated multiple times. Given the grand idea of the story, I can't be sure if this was poor editing or a specific choice. But either way it made reading it take longer than needed.
I understand why some may dislike Children of Memory, but I loved it. So many questions, so much to ponder. Always circling back to a welcome theme for Tchaikovsky: what does it mean to be alive?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Child death, and Death
mar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-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? Yes
5.0
something incredibly endearing about one of the greatest science fiction novels ive ever read also being a bit of a love letter to fantasy. ough
o|-< (self portrait of me taking a break from this book to lie on the floor and have an existential crisis contemplating the nature of life and sentience and consciousness)
o|-< (self portrait of me taking a break from this book to lie on the floor and have an existential crisis contemplating the nature of life and sentience and consciousness)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence
includes a moderately graphic depiction of a lynching
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