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A review by hjswinford
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
4.0
2023 reread: I enjoyed not having to struggle my way through orienting in this world this time around. It was nice to just enjoy the complexities of the worldbuilding and character. This time, I'll be continuing onto book 2!
2021 read: My brain is flooded to overflowing with thoughts, but they feel difficult to grasp after closing this book. I'm not sure that this book made a statement about anything so much as presented some complex ideas and said, "Here, reader: consider the existence of the self. What does 'I' mean?" The narrator believes that they are mostly dead...however they are viewed as "human" by even those who come to discover their identity because even in a society with "corpse soldiers" who have no thought or feeling (wink wink), anyone can be a *person* who shows humanity in their actions. The book was fascinating, but difficult to really get immersed in at first because the POV was so dang confusing. It was unique and in retrospect, I totally understand what's going on, but it was difficult to get into at first with no ability to get oriented. I did really like the development of the plot, though, and found the end very exciting. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
2021 read: My brain is flooded to overflowing with thoughts, but they feel difficult to grasp after closing this book. I'm not sure that this book made a statement about anything so much as presented some complex ideas and said, "Here, reader: consider the existence of the self. What does 'I' mean?" The narrator believes that they are mostly dead...however they are viewed as "human" by even those who come to discover their identity because even in a society with "corpse soldiers" who have no thought or feeling (wink wink), anyone can be a *person* who shows humanity in their actions. The book was fascinating, but difficult to really get immersed in at first because the POV was so dang confusing. It was unique and in retrospect, I totally understand what's going on, but it was difficult to get into at first with no ability to get oriented. I did really like the development of the plot, though, and found the end very exciting. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.