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Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
3.75
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'm a little torn on how to rate this. On one hand, the premise and scope of this book was absolutely fascinating, and I'm going to be thinking about it for a while.
On the other hand, the science lectures were longer and more often than needed, the politics in the middle almost made me give up, and the ending felt strangely abrupt. Definitely not a perfect book, and I will think twice about picking up this author again just for the sheer amount of science explanations. But this particular story was worth it.