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teaandtales1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻: Richard Russo
𝓟𝓵𝓸𝓽: The ship Argonos has been traveling for as long as anyone can remember (and for even longer before that). There are threats of mutiny, the wish for finding new planets and new peoples, and the everyday challenges of running a generational ship. Their usual routines are thrown into disarray when they discover a massive alien ship.
𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓮𝓼: 370
𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓻𝓮: Scifi, scifi-thriller
𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓱𝓭𝓮𝓵 𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽: barely
𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓭: far in the future
𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼 𝓘'𝓿𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻: first time reading this author
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯: contemplative scifi, darker scifi, first contact
𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀: ⭐⭐⭐3/4
I will admit that this book is very different than I thought it would be, but I still enjoyed it a lot. The main plot point - the discovery of the alien ship - doesn't happen until you're about 40-50% through the book. Instead this is more of a think-piece sci-fi novel with a few scary-ish moments and a lot of discussions of science vs religion.
Russo has a lot of ideas he wants to pack into the book - caste/class systems, political intrigue, first contact, planet exploration - and all of them do have some success. In a book where not a lot happens for long stretches, it still held my interest and was a very fast read.
Overall I think it's mostly successful and I really enjoyed reading it. I do think some editing and/or one or two more action set pieces would have contacted the different parts a bit more, but in general I thought it was pretty good.
𝓟𝓵𝓸𝓽: The ship Argonos has been traveling for as long as anyone can remember (and for even longer before that). There are threats of mutiny, the wish for finding new planets and new peoples, and the everyday challenges of running a generational ship. Their usual routines are thrown into disarray when they discover a massive alien ship.
𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓮𝓼: 370
𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓻𝓮: Scifi, scifi-thriller
𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓱𝓭𝓮𝓵 𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽: barely
𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓭: far in the future
𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼 𝓘'𝓿𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻: first time reading this author
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯: contemplative scifi, darker scifi, first contact
𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀: ⭐⭐⭐3/4
I will admit that this book is very different than I thought it would be, but I still enjoyed it a lot. The main plot point - the discovery of the alien ship - doesn't happen until you're about 40-50% through the book. Instead this is more of a think-piece sci-fi novel with a few scary-ish moments and a lot of discussions of science vs religion.
Russo has a lot of ideas he wants to pack into the book - caste/class systems, political intrigue, first contact, planet exploration - and all of them do have some success. In a book where not a lot happens for long stretches, it still held my interest and was a very fast read.
Overall I think it's mostly successful and I really enjoyed reading it. I do think some editing and/or one or two more action set pieces would have contacted the different parts a bit more, but in general I thought it was pretty good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide
wrensreadingroom's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
athnyx230's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Suicide
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Classism
catsy2022's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide
Moderate: Death and Murder
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