little0wl 's review for:

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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I adore the premise and found some of the writing very funny. However overall I thought that the writing was overdone. Most jokes went on far too long and the whole impression was of someone trying to be Douglas Adams but not managing it. It was genuinely difficult to follow the plot due to the amount of jokes crammed between actual scenes. I think I would have preferred a novella with the same premise but 50% fewer aliens and most jokes cut in half.