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cyphers 's review for:

Exordia by Seth Dickinson
3.0
adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lots of good ideas, and it starts off fantastic, but the middle 50% of this book was a slog for me. Too much military/physics jargon, too many characters, way too many flashbacks to events I didn't really need to see. I think Seth did way too much research for this book and felt the need to exposit all of it at the expense of a tight plot. Also, kind of a downer.

That said, the universe they've built is super interesting, a couple of the main characters are really compelling, and I would probably read a sequel if it ever gets written. Still excited for whatever they write next.