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A review by jess_mango
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
3.0
Clocking in at almost 900 pages, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars definitely requires a chunk of your time. This sci-fi epic tells the story of Kira Navarez, a 23rd century xenobiologist. She works as part of a crew that visits various planets to help establish new colonies. While on one such planet, Kira discovers an alien artifact, and from that point on life as she knows it changes. She is suddenly in a situation where she has the fate of humanity in her hands.
OK, I know a lot of people are fans of Paolini's Eragon books. I read the first one and was not a fan. But, I decided to give this book a try since it was a different genre and more targeted at adults. While I did enjoy this more than I liked Eragon, I didn't love this book. The first part of this book was kind of slow for me and it took me awhile to get into it.
It reminded me quite a bit of a number of other books that I've read, mainly [b:Dawn|60929|Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)|Octavia E. Butler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388290339l/60929._SY75_.jpg|1008111] by Octavia Butler, [b:Binti|25667918|Binti (Binti, #1)|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433804020l/25667918._SY75_.jpg|45491127] by [a:Nnedi Okorafor|588356|Nnedi Okorafor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507148868p2/588356.jpg], and [b:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet|22733729|The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)|Becky Chambers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405532474l/22733729._SY75_.jpg|42270825] by Becky Chambers with a dash of [b:2001: A Space Odyssey|70535|2001 A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432468943l/70535._SY75_.jpg|208362] for good measure. Admittedly I am not super widely read in sci-fi but I saw definite influences in To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. The book has themes of loneliness, what it means to be human, and the value of the life of one over the life of many.
What to listen to while reading...
Sea of Stars by Jennifer Hale
Space Song by Beach House
Blackstar by David Bowie
Warning Call by CHVRCHES
Solitude by M83
Thank you to MacMillan Audio for the audio book in exchange for an honest review!
OK, I know a lot of people are fans of Paolini's Eragon books. I read the first one and was not a fan. But, I decided to give this book a try since it was a different genre and more targeted at adults. While I did enjoy this more than I liked Eragon, I didn't love this book. The first part of this book was kind of slow for me and it took me awhile to get into it.
It reminded me quite a bit of a number of other books that I've read, mainly [b:Dawn|60929|Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)|Octavia E. Butler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388290339l/60929._SY75_.jpg|1008111] by Octavia Butler, [b:Binti|25667918|Binti (Binti, #1)|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433804020l/25667918._SY75_.jpg|45491127] by [a:Nnedi Okorafor|588356|Nnedi Okorafor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507148868p2/588356.jpg], and [b:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet|22733729|The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)|Becky Chambers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405532474l/22733729._SY75_.jpg|42270825] by Becky Chambers with a dash of [b:2001: A Space Odyssey|70535|2001 A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432468943l/70535._SY75_.jpg|208362] for good measure. Admittedly I am not super widely read in sci-fi but I saw definite influences in To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. The book has themes of loneliness, what it means to be human, and the value of the life of one over the life of many.
What to listen to while reading...
Sea of Stars by Jennifer Hale
Space Song by Beach House
Blackstar by David Bowie
Warning Call by CHVRCHES
Solitude by M83
Thank you to MacMillan Audio for the audio book in exchange for an honest review!