The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

The Ship Who Sang

Brainship #1

Anne McCaffrey

336 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced
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The brain was perfect, the tiny, crippled body useless. So technology rescued the brain and put it in an environment that conditioned it to live in a different kind of body - a spaceship. Here the human mind, more subtle, infinitely more complex t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,200 reviews

Moods

adventurous 86%
emotional 55%
reflective 33%
hopeful 19%
sad 19%
dark 16%
funny 16%
lighthearted 16%
inspiring 11%
challenging 8%
tense 8%

Pace

medium 61%
fast 26%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 43% | Character: 40% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 28%

Average rating

3.77

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