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A review by a_h_haga
Barbary by Vonda N. McIntyre
2.0
Actual rating: 1.5/5 stars
I picked this up because it was for free on Audible and rather short, so I figured it would be an easy read. While the story was fun - all about smuggling a cat to a space station and how to keep him hidden, and there were some aliens as well - I found everything flat.
The characters were one-sided - probably a product of there being so many of them in so few pages.
The story never actually came clear, other than what was explained above. Had the book been longer, I'd have DNFed it. But, because it was so short, I figured I might just stick with it.
And the writing was stakkato and flat as well. It felt like I was listening to a telegram being read, not a story.
I did find some points of it interesting, though. Like the aliens and their... whole thing.
As well as what Jane said about women of color in power. It's interesting that this book was written and published so many years ago, and it's still relevant today! Interesting, because it's good seeing someone visualize a better future back in the ''golden age of sci-fi'', as well as sad, because of how things were and what they could mean for our own future.
Also: DISABILITY REP! Woho!
I picked this up because it was for free on Audible and rather short, so I figured it would be an easy read. While the story was fun - all about smuggling a cat to a space station and how to keep him hidden, and there were some aliens as well - I found everything flat.
The characters were one-sided - probably a product of there being so many of them in so few pages.
The story never actually came clear, other than what was explained above. Had the book been longer, I'd have DNFed it. But, because it was so short, I figured I might just stick with it.
And the writing was stakkato and flat as well. It felt like I was listening to a telegram being read, not a story.
I did find some points of it interesting, though. Like the aliens and their... whole thing.
As well as what Jane said about women of color in power. It's interesting that this book was written and published so many years ago, and it's still relevant today! Interesting, because it's good seeing someone visualize a better future back in the ''golden age of sci-fi'', as well as sad, because of how things were and what they could mean for our own future.
Also: DISABILITY REP! Woho!