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A review by avid_reader_sf_and_f
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Hands down, one of my favorite first contact novels of all time. I've read this book multiple times and can't recommend it enough. The MC, Ofelia, is an old lady who just wants to be alone and do her thing with no one to judge or bother her. She has zero f's to give and I love that for her.
Ofelia manages to to be left behind when her colony is extracted, and is happy living by herself in the old colony, tending her garden, dressing how she likes, even going bare if she wants to, but that doesn't last. A new colony is landing far away, but Ofelia hears their broadcasts, and their screams. That's when Ofelia realizes, she was never alone.
Seriously, just a delight to read.
Ofelia manages to to be left behind when her colony is extracted, and is happy living by herself in the old colony, tending her garden, dressing how she likes, even going bare if she wants to, but that doesn't last. A new colony is landing far away, but Ofelia hears their broadcasts, and their screams. That's when Ofelia realizes, she was never alone.
Seriously, just a delight to read.