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brittney_tyler 's review for:
Semiosis
by Sue Burke
Star Rating: 4 stars
As a reader, I tend to read more fantasy than science fiction, but one of my goals this year is to get more into science fiction, but I didn’t know where to start. Since I love science fiction television shows and movies (Star-Trek, Stargate, and Star Wars are my favorites.), I decided to find books that had the same plots and themes, and this lead to me picking up Semiosis by Sue Burke. Semiosis tells the story of a group of human colonists who are desperate to leave a dying Earth so they journey to an alien world where they quickly release they are not the dominant species. They have to either adapt or perish, but can they lose their superiority complex and adjust to the new pecking order in time?
The best part about the book is the ideas that it explores such as what happens when humans travel to the stars, what happens when they meet other peoples or travel to a planet where they aren’t the top of the food chain or the dominant species. Humans have this natural belief that they are superior and that no one will ever change that, but if we go to the stars and meet others, will we still be dominant or will we fall into the age-old trap of trying to force our beliefs and culture onto a population different than ours.
Even though I loved the story part of this book, the writing style was not the best, which is why I am giving 4 stars instead of 5. You could really see that this was her 1st full-length novel (It says in her author’s bio that she has written short fiction but no novels. The writing style was choppy and not very immersive, but I think that she will improve as she continues to write so I still think people should give it a try.
All in all, if you like Star-Trek and Stargate, then you will love the story of this book. 4 stars!!!!
As a reader, I tend to read more fantasy than science fiction, but one of my goals this year is to get more into science fiction, but I didn’t know where to start. Since I love science fiction television shows and movies (Star-Trek, Stargate, and Star Wars are my favorites.), I decided to find books that had the same plots and themes, and this lead to me picking up Semiosis by Sue Burke. Semiosis tells the story of a group of human colonists who are desperate to leave a dying Earth so they journey to an alien world where they quickly release they are not the dominant species. They have to either adapt or perish, but can they lose their superiority complex and adjust to the new pecking order in time?
The best part about the book is the ideas that it explores such as what happens when humans travel to the stars, what happens when they meet other peoples or travel to a planet where they aren’t the top of the food chain or the dominant species. Humans have this natural belief that they are superior and that no one will ever change that, but if we go to the stars and meet others, will we still be dominant or will we fall into the age-old trap of trying to force our beliefs and culture onto a population different than ours.
Even though I loved the story part of this book, the writing style was not the best, which is why I am giving 4 stars instead of 5. You could really see that this was her 1st full-length novel (It says in her author’s bio that she has written short fiction but no novels. The writing style was choppy and not very immersive, but I think that she will improve as she continues to write so I still think people should give it a try.
All in all, if you like Star-Trek and Stargate, then you will love the story of this book. 4 stars!!!!