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illusivelf 's review for:
Semiosis
by Sue Burke
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like the chapters from different people and different generations, and sometimes the plants.
My favorite scene was the plants rejoicing from the spring floods. It bothers me a bit that Stevland is a bit of a stereotypical logical male character, even though he's a plant. I think that was the point, (one of the characters mentions that they're displeased that the people have taken to calling it Stevland and a he).
I was expecting something like a plant-becomes-slavemaster story, and I'm glad that it remained much less black and white and complex: the humans were aware to different degrees that they were being controlled, it was never clear how much control the plant wanted, and at the end of the day, whether both parties could balance the fact that both needed each other, with one being a much more powerful organism, and live in harmony.
My favorite scene was the plants rejoicing from the spring floods. It bothers me a bit that Stevland is a bit of a stereotypical logical male character, even though he's a plant. I think that was the point, (one of the characters mentions that they're displeased that the people have taken to calling it Stevland and a he).
I was expecting something like a plant-becomes-slavemaster story, and I'm glad that it remained much less black and white and complex: the humans were aware to different degrees that they were being controlled, it was never clear how much control the plant wanted, and at the end of the day, whether both parties could balance the fact that both needed each other, with one being a much more powerful organism, and live in harmony.