justiceofkalr's review against another edition
1.0
I'm not even sure where to begin with how terrible this was.
ailsahatton's review against another edition
2.0
Look there’s a lot of Interesting in this but there’s also a lot of “oh get fucked”
Misogyny by the bucket
Is there ever going to be a Hugo award winner with a female character that doesn’t make me want to bash the author in the genitals??
Maybe in the 80s
Misogyny by the bucket
Is there ever going to be a Hugo award winner with a female character that doesn’t make me want to bash the author in the genitals??
Maybe in the 80s
pptphile's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
awilderm23's review against another edition
4.0
'Most men still feared death because the fear was in the cells of their bodies, and they reacted instinctively. A few had overcome their fear, and others had never really felt it.'
'So, now, perhaps I can escape again. But to what? To another camp? There seems to be no end to them. Man is forever building them and putting the perennial prisoner... into them. Even here, where we have a fresh start, where all religions, all prejudices, should have been shattered on the anvil of resurrection, little is changed.'
'Death was not forever here, although it had lost nothing of its sting.'
'Purgatory is hell with hope.'
'[speaking of the stars] So many and so bright were they that even the noonday sun at its zenith could not entirely dim the greatest of them. Like ghosts reluctant to retreat before daylight, they hovered in the burning air.'
'Time hangs heavy on the hands of immortals.'
'So, now, perhaps I can escape again. But to what? To another camp? There seems to be no end to them. Man is forever building them and putting the perennial prisoner... into them. Even here, where we have a fresh start, where all religions, all prejudices, should have been shattered on the anvil of resurrection, little is changed.'
'Death was not forever here, although it had lost nothing of its sting.'
'Purgatory is hell with hope.'
'[speaking of the stars] So many and so bright were they that even the noonday sun at its zenith could not entirely dim the greatest of them. Like ghosts reluctant to retreat before daylight, they hovered in the burning air.'
'Time hangs heavy on the hands of immortals.'
kylearnzen's review against another edition
3.0
Not too bad; more of a slow-burn type of story than action-packed. Felt like more of a set-up to the future novels; I'm sure the author must have been planning to write more when he laid out the plot for this one.
charlibirb's review against another edition
Meh. Didn't want this to be a series. I was ready for an ending. Not going to continue reading it. Interesting premise, and it was trying very hard for the early 70s not to be sexist, but it definitely was. It just felt very much like a 70s SciFi novel. Interesting world, the ideas of the characters were good, but there seemed like a lot of extraneous material, and it both seemed to go too fast in some ways (not giving good enough transitions), and too slow, (OMG are we still traveling down the river doing nothing?)
thek3nger's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
brendanmcbryan's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75