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A review by hollyalex
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.0
This one is a solid 4-4.5. I wish Goodreads allowed half stars so I could give it the rating it deserves.
The parallels between the two timelines in the book and the history of our own planet are remarkably well done in this. Seeing the spiders evolve and advance in ways so similar to how humans did was so interesting, and seeing how the humans repeated so much of our own history on Earth within the confines of the Gilgamesh was frustrating, heartbreaking, and entirely expected to a certain extent.
I listened to this story on audio and the narrator did a great job with pausing for breaks within chapters and the voices throughout as well.
The ending was immensely satisfying and was a surprise to be - but made total sense once I realized what was happening. I am very much looking forward to starting the next book in the series!
The parallels between the two timelines in the book and the history of our own planet are remarkably well done in this. Seeing the spiders evolve and advance in ways so similar to how humans did was so interesting, and seeing how the humans repeated so much of our own history on Earth within the confines of the Gilgamesh was frustrating, heartbreaking, and entirely expected to a certain extent.
I listened to this story on audio and the narrator did a great job with pausing for breaks within chapters and the voices throughout as well.
The ending was immensely satisfying and was a surprise to be - but made total sense once I realized what was happening. I am very much looking forward to starting the next book in the series!