Review by gawdz0rz - Alien: Sea of Sorrows

gawdz0rz 's review for:

Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore

5.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

firstly, let me just say that i am a sucker for anti-capitalist themes in media, which we all (well, i guess not all of us [big bug go hiss, gun go brr], maybe just many of us) know is a central theme in the aliens universe, particularly when it comes to weyland-yutani. alien: sea of sorrows did an excellent job keeping up with this theme. as we know, weyland-yutani will do anything they can to get whatever they want, up to and including sacrificing the crew, as we’ve witnessed in the movies. and, surprise! they have not changed—well, that’s not true. they’ve actually gotten worse over the centuries.. hooray!

the other plot point i thought was interesting—which you learn about early on in the book—is

that decker, the main character, is a telepath, specifically an empath,

which adds a lot to the story. i was initially kinda iffy about this, thinking maybe it was gonna be weird or silly, but it was actually done pretty well and helped fill out the story.

the biggest gripe i had that i can think of right now was the random additions of decker thinking “wow she’s hot” about a bunch of different women in like the weirdest places/times (adams not included, those all seemed to happen in not-weird places, i think). like, obviously we all have those thoughts, but some of those were really out of place, you know?

finally, here’s this part:
“He administered the injection, which pushed the liquid through the skin without using a needle. “It hurt like hell…”
god, relatable. those air shots fuckin hurt.

great book. i know we’re supposed to hate rollins but i love her evil ass and i can’t help but see her played by charlotte rampling in my mind.

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