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A review by ninjalawyer
Nova by Samuel R. Delany
3.0
This is an odd one to review - it's sometimes beautifully written, but the overall plot is frequently dull, with some characters getting shorted on character development. The twins in particularly get short shrift, with their defining character traits being a desire to see their off-screen brother, and to consume all of the space-heroin.
It's also 1960s sci-fi, so it has the preoccupation with the supernatural. Tarot cards in this case, with one character getting a reading that seems to go on endlessly. It's a bit funny that one character is skeptical of the tarot cards, but the others treat this as idiotic, given the advanced state of 32nd century science.
It's also 1960s sci-fi, so it has the preoccupation with the supernatural. Tarot cards in this case, with one character getting a reading that seems to go on endlessly. It's a bit funny that one character is skeptical of the tarot cards, but the others treat this as idiotic, given the advanced state of 32nd century science.