Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac

Dark Constellations

Pola Oloixarac with Roy Kesey (Translator), Justine Eyre (Narrator)

5 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced
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Canary Islands, 1882: Caught in the nineteenth-century wave of scientific classification, explorer and plant biologist Niklas Bruunis researches Crissia pallida, a species alleged to have hallucinogenic qualities capable of eliminating the psychic...

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Community Reviews Summary of 175 reviews

Moods

challenging 62%
dark 59%
mysterious 56%
reflective 43%
adventurous 15%
tense 15%
funny 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 28%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 34% | Character: 34% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 13%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17%

Loveable characters?

No: 84% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 40% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 27%

Average rating

2.71

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