A review by milo10000
Sirius by Olaf Stapledon

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Stapledon's use of Sirius to look at humanity from the outside (the "human non-human") is very well done, though I found the ending to not stack up as well as I'd hoped. Regardless, the book explores deeply one's relationship to humanity in a moving way