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A review by khristy
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Writing: competent. I listened to it. The narrator was adequate, but there was no way to tell when sections changed and you were in someone else’s story. That was frustrating.
Plot/characters: the first half was almost agonizingly slow. I’m all for world-building, but for the love ….get a move on. I considered stopping because nothing happened forever. But it finally picked up the pace and I wanted to know how it ended. The characters were interesting, but I did want more backstory on the ultra crew.
Profundity: I don’t see myself pondering much from this book though you could probably argue that we can walk away from the book needing to have discussions about what makes us human and the love of war…and probably the nature of reality, but I will not feel compelled to do that.
Plot/characters: the first half was almost agonizingly slow. I’m all for world-building, but for the love ….get a move on. I considered stopping because nothing happened forever. But it finally picked up the pace and I wanted to know how it ended. The characters were interesting, but I did want more backstory on the ultra crew.
Profundity: I don’t see myself pondering much from this book though you could probably argue that we can walk away from the book needing to have discussions about what makes us human and the love of war…and probably the nature of reality, but I will not feel compelled to do that.