A review by noisydeadlines
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book is very ambitious, with long time spans and touching a variety of topics: environmentalism, capitalism, terraforming, access to public services, personhood, gender and sexuality, identity and corporate greed. It's super creative and has lots of sense of humour interspersed with serious issues. It's very diverse with bots, animals and non-human species all living together in this terraformed planet (Sask-E). There are cyborg cows, moose, naked mole rats and sentient trains. I didn't like the execution too much, I couldn't connect to many of the characters. It felt like it could have been 3 books: there was a lot going on!