A review by steph_davidson
The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card

2.0

On the one hand, I really enjoy his world-building. On the other, I have so many problems with his storytelling. I find so much of his language awkward (drink every time someone says "eat a gate"), the relationships between people so pessimistic and brutal (not to mention, as one reviewer put it, we can see your issues with sex FROM SPACE), and the gender dynamics so problematic. But I love thinking about the worlds he's created. Maybe the answer is that I need to read the first quarter of the book, and then let my imagination take it from there.