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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson
7 reviews
nothoughts_mt's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
cheye13's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a very interesting premise, and I loved the nature of the different compiled documents to build this story. That being said, I would've preferred to skip a few of the "joke" entries – the intended humor wasn't successful enough to justify the page space for me.
While the climax was engaging (i.e. when things start to go wrong), I felt the overall book lost steam as it went along. A number of concepts were teased at the beginning but never blossomed into anything significant – truly a feat in a 700pg book. My main annoyance was the sexism, particularly with the context of witches, academia, and the US military. I noticed it early, but because it was realistic rather than egregious, I trusted the story to use it at some point; my faith was unfounded.
Ultimately, while I appreciate the premise and found it a fun read, I wish it did more with the dearth of pages it had to use.
While the climax was engaging (i.e. when things start to go wrong), I felt the overall book lost steam as it went along. A number of concepts were teased at the beginning but never blossomed into anything significant – truly a feat in a 700pg book. My main annoyance was the sexism, particularly with the context of witches, academia, and the US military. I noticed it early, but because it was realistic rather than egregious, I trusted the story to use it at some point; my faith was unfounded.
Ultimately, while I appreciate the premise and found it a fun read, I wish it did more with the dearth of pages it had to use.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault and Medical content
an element of time travel called "diachronic shear" has bomb-like results (i.e. death, fire, amputations, etc)ann40's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
tiredcreature's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Conceptually interesting, but very, very long and often tedious;
Has multiple points that feel like the plot is approaching a resolution, but there are still so many pages left in the book, and so the progress of the arc gets scrapped in favour of a new arc that is only tangentially connected to the plot so far;
Breaking it up into a series of 2-3 novels might have improved the pacing
Has multiple points that feel like the plot is approaching a resolution, but there are still so many pages left in the book, and so the progress of the arc gets scrapped in favour of a new arc that is only tangentially connected to the plot so far;
Breaking it up into a series of 2-3 novels might have improved the pacing
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
ollie_again's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, and War
navayiota's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book was right up my alley, I'm so glad I finally decided to listen to it. Magic, witches, time travel, important secrets and deadly mistakes. What a fucking masterpiece. My only complaint is how obvious it is that the women were written by a man at certain times. Other than that, I really enjoyed it and would love to read or listen to a sequel. Really recommend to anyone looking for a time travel story, it scratched an itch I have had for years.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and War
jasneave's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Body horror