A review by riley_2502
Titan by John Varley

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

this took me long af to finish but thats beside the point. there was a lot in this book that pleasantly surprised me. the most central characters being female (AND GAY???) was very unexpected for an older science fiction book and I was very glad for it. but there was also some very unnecessary plot point like the sexual assault... I really don't think that added to the story whatsoever and gene's insanity could've been shown some other way. the male characters that weren't titanides were so annoying i didn't like a single one. but I did enjoy this for its "exploring an unknown world" aspect, the middle portion of the book was my favorite by far. I loved the titanides they were very interesting to me. and gaby and cirocco in the spoke post gene was also very enjoyable. the ending was a little meh in terms of reveal bc it felt a bit wizard of oz gimmicky and lazy since she just explains everything in a conversation. I didn't expect to want to continue with this series but tbh im curious to read the second one. in interested to see how cirocco and gaby develop and what goes down with gaea getting older. 
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