A review by mar
A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski

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

3.0

hm. an interesting piece of classic sci-fi; despite a premise that could've easily turned into "women good, men bad" it does a fine job not succumbing to gender essentialism. still, personally i can't help but feel rather critical of its framing of nonviolent resistance as the only true and correct way of opposing colonialism (though i suppose it's not exactly a surprising sentiment to find in an explicitly pacifist book).
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