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thedragonswarrior 's review for:
Exordia
by Seth Dickinson
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
This book was amazing.
Learning that Dickinson originally wrote it as a series of novellas made a ton of sense. As a single novel, the genre of this story hops around a lot (while always staying in the overall umbrella of science fiction), from a slipstream examination of the horrible ways trauma will fuck you up as an adult to a Michael Crichton thriller to Independence Day if it was realistic to *REDACTED FOR SPOILERS*. Through it all the characters are complex and weird and even when I agree with them most are generally unlikeable but in that wonderfully fascinating way that makes me constantly want to see what they will do or say next. They are all very charismatic. There are also at least two prominent PoV characters that are actually very likeable, and gay, so that rocks.
This book was also gross, some really spine-tingling body horror, some fascinating big ideas, a whole heaping of ETHICS (in the best way), some really fun action, and some of the coolest aliens/worldbuilding I've ever read. I'm extremely pleased to report that Seth Dickinson is capable of writing incredible books that aren't Baru, and I'm incredibly excited to read whatever he writes next.
Learning that Dickinson originally wrote it as a series of novellas made a ton of sense. As a single novel, the genre of this story hops around a lot (while always staying in the overall umbrella of science fiction), from a slipstream examination of the horrible ways trauma will fuck you up as an adult to a Michael Crichton thriller to Independence Day if it was realistic to *REDACTED FOR SPOILERS*. Through it all the characters are complex and weird and even when I agree with them most are generally unlikeable but in that wonderfully fascinating way that makes me constantly want to see what they will do or say next. They are all very charismatic. There are also at least two prominent PoV characters that are actually very likeable, and gay, so that rocks.
This book was also gross, some really spine-tingling body horror, some fascinating big ideas, a whole heaping of ETHICS (in the best way), some really fun action, and some of the coolest aliens/worldbuilding I've ever read. I'm extremely pleased to report that Seth Dickinson is capable of writing incredible books that aren't Baru, and I'm incredibly excited to read whatever he writes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror