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A review by onegin
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Yet another brilliant book by Mary Robinette Kowal. The Relentless Moon is driven by its characters, solving problems on the moon colony where any misstep can lead to disaster. I loved the details of life on the moon, the astronaut mindset of solving problems under pressure - very technical, presented in a way that served the storytelling beautifully.
I loved the characters, very complex and very human. Especially the point of view character Nicole Wargin: she came alive on the pages, and althoug I we do not have anything in common, I could empathise with her on a level I rarely come across in my reading.
It's the details that makes this story believable - both the science fiction setting, and the highly competent characters - they're exceptionally trained, representing the best, and yet they never lose their humanity: like all of us, they make mistakes, seek forgiveness and love.
I loved the characters, very complex and very human. Especially the point of view character Nicole Wargin: she came alive on the pages, and althoug I we do not have anything in common, I could empathise with her on a level I rarely come across in my reading.
It's the details that makes this story believable - both the science fiction setting, and the highly competent characters - they're exceptionally trained, representing the best, and yet they never lose their humanity: like all of us, they make mistakes, seek forgiveness and love.