harmoni_hazel's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
probablymiles's review
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mfmurray11's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
4.5
sortabadass's review against another edition
3.0
Will: "What's happening in your book?"
Me: "There was a spaceship crash and this woman is marooned on an alien planet."
A few minutes pass.
Me: "Now she's a frog monster."
And so begins The Color of Distance.
Me: "There was a spaceship crash and this woman is marooned on an alien planet."
A few minutes pass.
Me: "Now she's a frog monster."
And so begins The Color of Distance.
jeannedes's review against another edition
5.0
Extraordinary. This book is best read without knowing anything about it. The early pages convey what might happen in a very different world, without the props of text descriptions of the most important things to notice. There is confusion, some wonder, and complacency. Mind-blowing. and lyrical.
cjrayl's review against another edition
5.0
Ah....once again I enjoyed this wonderful book. : ) The review below is from a previous year.
One nice thing about buying one's books is the opportunity to reread favorites upon a whim. This particular title is one of my favorites and one that I revisit every year or so. Why? I am a self-confessed Sci-Fi fan but that isn't why I hold this book in high esteem. Rather, it is the main character's journey of assimilation into a totally different culture and the discovery of what humanity means. The premise of this story is so unlike anything I've read before (of course I haven't read everything in the world) which is why I continue to revisit it.
One nice thing about buying one's books is the opportunity to reread favorites upon a whim. This particular title is one of my favorites and one that I revisit every year or so. Why? I am a self-confessed Sci-Fi fan but that isn't why I hold this book in high esteem. Rather, it is the main character's journey of assimilation into a totally different culture and the discovery of what humanity means. The premise of this story is so unlike anything I've read before (of course I haven't read everything in the world) which is why I continue to revisit it.
chronotope's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent science fiction novel. If you are a SF reader or writer you need to pick up this book.
lazer's review against another edition
5.0
I first read this book in middle school. It was amazing. I have re-read it twice since then. Learning about this alien species, about the main character *becoming* one of them, was eye opening and fascinating and I have been searching for something as captivating as this for a long time with no luck.
bufally47's review
3.0
I would call this reading experience ambient, immersive, sensual – but not particularly suspenseful. Generally it’s about a human living among amphibian-like aliens in the trees of the jungle. The aliens have unusual methods of communion, healing, and expressing emotion – and this novel is all about Juna (the human) opening her mind and trying to adapt while maintaining a hold on her humanity. Although the themes are rather common for science fiction, this novel distinguishes itself by enveloping you in its world, making you feel like you’re swimming…with extra-sensory limbs in waters that convey all the feelings of every sentient and non-sentient creature around you. And colors are flashing and the water is vibrating with music. [Not an actual scene, just a terrible elaborate analogy.]