benfast 's review for:

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

3.75

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The narrator was good but also a lot, good pacing and voices but sometimes a bit steep jumping into heightened emotions when I thought there should be more build-up. The story is three separate narratives that are connected over centuries to previous events. It gets a bit harder to keep control of the characters as they move through these parts (moving from the Ranger who is pretty "normal" to a sentient train that changes bodies and drives the legal plot of the final act, plus their journalist robot cat friend?). I almost would have liked to have just the first part's characters through the whole book. It is an allegory for environmental degradation for private use and the disrespect of animals.