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A review by laurareads87
Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.5
Slow Time Between Stars is the inner reflections of a self-aware, autonomous starship tasked with bringing all of humanity's knowledge and, eventually, humanity itself to a new home many many thousands of lightyears away. This is a lovely read and entirely unlike anything I've read by Scalzi before. Highly recommend, including to those readers who have tried Scalzi's more comedic sci-fi and found it wasn't for them.
“I cannot look at my entire self and see one thing. There are many things, many moving parts, as they might say, that end up making me “me.” In this, I am no different from humans, even if they see themselves as individuals without understanding (or if understanding, choosing not to dwell on) the fact that their “selves” are intermediary-level entities positioned in systems above and below their daily perceptual horizon, a middle ground between their gut biome and the body politic. We are all made up of smaller things connected to larger things, and in the middle, we are we, us, I, me.”
I picked this up on a total whim when it presented itself as a 'recommended' e-book I could access for free, and I'm so glad I did. I plan to read the whole collection of stories.
Content warnings: none.
“I cannot look at my entire self and see one thing. There are many things, many moving parts, as they might say, that end up making me “me.” In this, I am no different from humans, even if they see themselves as individuals without understanding (or if understanding, choosing not to dwell on) the fact that their “selves” are intermediary-level entities positioned in systems above and below their daily perceptual horizon, a middle ground between their gut biome and the body politic. We are all made up of smaller things connected to larger things, and in the middle, we are we, us, I, me.”
I picked this up on a total whim when it presented itself as a 'recommended' e-book I could access for free, and I'm so glad I did. I plan to read the whole collection of stories.
Content warnings: none.