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The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi

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tabeatabeatabea's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

femke_brink's review

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adventurous informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

megea's review

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3.0

This didn't live up to its premise or my hopes for it. It devolved into a soapbox about the need to reduce the environmental footprint and the arrogance of our lifestyles (and then, oddly, brought in a theme out of nowhere about the nature of memory in order to resolve the most realized storyline). There were too many characters, many of whom were introduced because their backstory was useful to the author's agenda, despite the fact that they contributed nothing to the plot. I'm an environmental scientist, so I don't disagree with the agenda of the novel, but it would have benefited from more coherent storycrafting and thorough, critical editing.