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A review by dejahentendu
Startide Rising by David Brin
3.0
Not nearly as good as the first book. It was still good. I'd forgotten how much psy was interwoven in the era's SciFi. Also... the casual sexism of "crazy female ideas" creating engineering issues. The story is quite male dominated, with the only matrilineal species being cold and cruel. And the only LGBTQ+ reference was inherently bad.
The story itself? Too many threads. I love me a good tapestry of a story, but this was not well done. It was too all over the place, and too little time spent on some storylines in particular chapters made it hard to connect. I'm sure he was trying for fast-paced and suspenseful. I didn't feel it. Still, I'll try the next book, as the first one held enough promise.
The story itself? Too many threads. I love me a good tapestry of a story, but this was not well done. It was too all over the place, and too little time spent on some storylines in particular chapters made it hard to connect. I'm sure he was trying for fast-paced and suspenseful. I didn't feel it. Still, I'll try the next book, as the first one held enough promise.