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A review by skypotion
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
3.5
Listen. Several moments of this book were fantastic - Tesla & Shal's relationship, Piper's screentime, Fantine's screentime, Gimlet - but several also fell flat or felt like they dragged in weird ways. I wasn't a huge fan of the resolution of the mystery, and I felt that Tesla really pushed through her disability in ways that should've rebounded back on her much worse. Girl, there are only so many times you can mention your pain but not how it's physically affecting you before I just get tired. Kowal does a great job with how she's thought about pain relief in a sci-fi future, but something here didn't quite work for me.
That being said. This is worth reading for the characters alone, especially if you're willing to overlook a frankly bonkers plot. Plot alone has never kept my from liking a book, so it was worth it to me. Also, the atmosphere of the writing was great, and that's nearly as important.
That being said. This is worth reading for the characters alone, especially if you're willing to overlook a frankly bonkers plot. Plot alone has never kept my from liking a book, so it was worth it to me. Also, the atmosphere of the writing was great, and that's nearly as important.