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emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The year is 2201. Just over a hundred years ago, the Martian colonies fought and won a war of independence against Earth, and since then, the two planets have diverged sociologically. In Hao's incisive and all-too-plausible extrapolation, Earth embodies the triumph of Western laissez-faire capitalism driven by the internet's savagely competitive social media. Mars, technologically much more advanced and apparently utopian—and here the author treads more cautiously—persuasively represents what benevolent Chinese communo-capitalism might possibly evolve into. Consequently, mutual suspicion and resentment bordering on outright hostility dominate the Earth-Mars relationship. Hmm, can't imagine why such a discussion might be relevant at the moment.
Both worlds are gradually developed and treated with a nuanced view, though later chapters convey the more harrowing and concerning aspects. I was impressed by the combination of imaginative technologies and allegorical modern issues which could convincingly persist so many years in the future.
The story follows multiple young people who have traveled between the planets and can be considered vagabonds- adrift between two worlds, holding complex feelings for both and allegiance to neither. Just wandering in a strange space between. During its most shining moments of prose, Vagabonds does well in capturing that unique sort of journey.
The main character of focus is Luo Ying, a young dancer whose grandfather presides over Mars. Her parents died under mysterious circumstances. Across the span of her journey, she seeks to find out more about them and also process her thoughts on Mars versus Earth.
The story opens as like a flower with a satisfying resolution that keeps to the idea of neither choice be absolutely right or wrong but focused more on an understanding of how we can choose our roles.
Both worlds are gradually developed and treated with a nuanced view, though later chapters convey the more harrowing and concerning aspects. I was impressed by the combination of imaginative technologies and allegorical modern issues which could convincingly persist so many years in the future.
The story follows multiple young people who have traveled between the planets and can be considered vagabonds- adrift between two worlds, holding complex feelings for both and allegiance to neither. Just wandering in a strange space between. During its most shining moments of prose, Vagabonds does well in capturing that unique sort of journey.
The main character of focus is Luo Ying, a young dancer whose grandfather presides over Mars. Her parents died under mysterious circumstances. Across the span of her journey, she seeks to find out more about them and also process her thoughts on Mars versus Earth.
The story opens as like a flower with a satisfying resolution that keeps to the idea of neither choice be absolutely right or wrong but focused more on an understanding of how we can choose our roles.