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A review by occlude
Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
3.0
Some interesting ideas
Interesting ideas, passable characters, interminable plot. The pacing felt all over the place, with plot juddering its way along. Characters take frequent breaks to engage in socratic dialogues about the nature of individual freedom versus the compromises of living in a society. The book proceeds to hit you over the head with this continually. Characters frequently have long, repetitive, expositional conversations. Felt like it could have been at least 100 pages shorter. A slog for me
Interesting ideas, passable characters, interminable plot. The pacing felt all over the place, with plot juddering its way along. Characters take frequent breaks to engage in socratic dialogues about the nature of individual freedom versus the compromises of living in a society. The book proceeds to hit you over the head with this continually. Characters frequently have long, repetitive, expositional conversations. Felt like it could have been at least 100 pages shorter. A slog for me