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A review by jovvijo
Starseed by Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson
4.0
Rain McLeod IS A DOPE!!!
Let's just get that out the way because once this is accepted you can forgive most of her behavior in the book. Also Robert's personality was a tad bit in question.
It has a few flaws okay, but honestly and truly I really enjoyed reading this little book!
Especially as it all takes place in space and lets you remember how utterly fragile life would be out there in the cold & black!
I also adored Kira and Ben, they are one of the best couples I've read about in...well pretty much any book or genre, the mixed race thing was a super cherry on the chocolate cake!
Recommended for folk who like light Sci-fi/Fantasy and those who like having their hearts ripped out coldly & clinically.
Let's just get that out the way because once this is accepted you can forgive most of her behavior in the book. Also Robert's personality was a tad bit in question.
Spoiler
One minute a highly trained, competent, stoic spacer, the next minute a cold blooded, cowardly, killer who hates space things cos they're evil bad-bad, and then finally as a pathetic person seeming to renounce all that cos, "I was wrong, changed my mind, love you, okay I'm going to be killed now, bye byeIt has a few flaws okay, but honestly and truly I really enjoyed reading this little book!
Especially as it all takes place in space and lets you remember how utterly fragile life would be out there in the cold & black!
I also adored Kira and Ben, they are one of the best couples I've read about in...well pretty much any book or genre, the mixed race thing was a super cherry on the chocolate cake!
Spoiler
Which is why their death is so utterly brutal!! And deaths that felt like they weren't even necessary but used more for shock value & to make Rain go on her wee quest of righteousness...Gack! Spider! Anyone else!!! But then I suppose we'd not have felt it as much, and a good book really does stir up those EMOTIONS!Recommended for folk who like light Sci-fi/Fantasy and those who like having their hearts ripped out coldly & clinically.