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A review by internetnomads
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
2.0
2.5 stars. This book suffers from a lack of clarity, both in the prose and the point of view. There are a lot of pronouns in the text and their presence can cloud the flow of the story. Sometimes there are several people standing around talking that can be identified as "he", so the author needs to identify who "he" is. Especially when "he" is talking to "him". About that action with the thing at the place, etc.
As many others have said, the story is slow to build. There is a lot of construction necessary in the first hundred pages. It's also a tough book to love - there is no right and wrong here, everything is muddied as in real life. I also didn't really invest in the non-human side of the story.
Bitching aside, the backdrop is incredible and the characters are complex.
As many others have said, the story is slow to build. There is a lot of construction necessary in the first hundred pages. It's also a tough book to love - there is no right and wrong here, everything is muddied as in real life. I also didn't really invest in the non-human side of the story.
Bitching aside, the backdrop is incredible and the characters are complex.