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itheory's Reviews (230)

The Armageddon Protocol

Dan Moren

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Good fun as usual.

The Peripheral

William Gibson

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Good, but tricky to read. Have to fill in a lot of gaps and assumptions to grasp what’s happening.

Artemis

Andy Weir

3.5

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fun problem solving, a bit silly dialog.

Guns of the Dawn

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

War is hell

The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A bit dull to be honest. Feels pseudo-intellectual, but I didn't feel a need to dig into some of the ideas to work out how much was arm waving and how much serious intellectual engagement. I'm glad to have a decent conclusion after the first book, as I feel no need to read any more of the series, even though a bunch of threads remain and some characters haven't seemed to have had a point to them yet.

Anathem

Neal Stephenson

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ponderous

Salvation

Peter F. Hamilton

2.5

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Enjoyable read with engaging, flawed, lovable characters. Some plot points are a little too poetic for my taste, and the magical bits feel out of place, even if they are true to the beliefs of the characters. Overall a quite enjoyable, if at time wrenching read.