snazel's review
4.0
That was a lot of fun. The prose is a little dated at this point, but I'm keeping this one around. I want to read more. And I want to go to starbridge.
oswallt's review
4.0
One of the better YA novels I've read. I like that it is optimistic Sci-Fi. I like that it features a heroine without getting preachy about gender roles. I like that there's a talking rug.
spurts's review
4.0
My ratings should be the only review of books from me showing on goodreads. They are my unincentivized, unconnected consumer product opinions.
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[A briefer way to put that is that yes I rate books one star lower on goodreads than on Amazon without in any way considering that to be bullying anyone or restriction of trade—I just do look to see if a site's scale runs 1-5 or 5-1 then what each unit means in that site because that's how I was taught to use scales.
I'm too durn old to be convinced otherwise, too durn ornery to believe that the only correct way to do anything is how it's done on Amazon.com site, and firmly remain convinced only people—not inanimate things like commercial products aka books—can suffer the psychological trauma of being bullied.]
The star rating reflects solely my subjective reading experience and resulting opinion of the book according to the rating scale used by goodreads. It's not intended to destroy anyone's livelihood nor to churn out book promotions for them — just my opinion/reaction shared with other readers and a means to track my reading, provide book comparison data and aid in book recommendations feature.
I rate here according to goodreads scale meaning that because goodreads determined most readers choose books they think they will enjoy, the goodreads average/okay rating on a 5-unit scale (2½) is rounded down to 2 stars where other sites like retailer Amazon round up to make 3 stars the average/okay read.
[A briefer way to put that is that yes I rate books one star lower on goodreads than on Amazon without in any way considering that to be bullying anyone or restriction of trade—I just do look to see if a site's scale runs 1-5 or 5-1 then what each unit means in that site because that's how I was taught to use scales.
I'm too durn old to be convinced otherwise, too durn ornery to believe that the only correct way to do anything is how it's done on Amazon.com site, and firmly remain convinced only people—not inanimate things like commercial products aka books—can suffer the psychological trauma of being bullied.]
tome15's review
3.0
Crispin, A. C. Starbridge. Starbridge No. 1. Ace, 1989.
Crispin is an accomplished storyteller. Best-known for her contributions to the Star Wars series, she has a chance here to escape the straightjacket of prefab characters in a universe that is full of not-so-alien aliens. She said her goal was to create a girl’s coming of age story in an interstellar adventure. Mission accomplished. Sadly, the rest of the series does not follow the heroine through her career.
Crispin is an accomplished storyteller. Best-known for her contributions to the Star Wars series, she has a chance here to escape the straightjacket of prefab characters in a universe that is full of not-so-alien aliens. She said her goal was to create a girl’s coming of age story in an interstellar adventure. Mission accomplished. Sadly, the rest of the series does not follow the heroine through her career.
lanidon's review
2.0
Is anyone ever gonna see this? Given how hard it was to find this book, probably not.
There were bits in here that were great. The way communicating with new species was addressed was genuinely very good. Unfortunately the plot is pretty sloppy. It drags and then a million things happen and then it drags again. It takes so long to actually get to Star ridge, it's wild. The conflict just,,,, doesn't happen after the life threatening trek. It's just a mess
The worst part of this book though is the romance between a sixteen year old girl and a 24 year old doctor. It's disgusting. He's incredibly manipulative. He tries to force her to get engaged so she can't leave him. Later he tries to talk her out of her dream career that she's really good at to go follow him around as a housewife. I hate it, every part of it sucks. Rip him out of the book entirely
There were bits in here that were great. The way communicating with new species was addressed was genuinely very good. Unfortunately the plot is pretty sloppy. It drags and then a million things happen and then it drags again. It takes so long to actually get to Star ridge, it's wild. The conflict just,,,, doesn't happen after the life threatening trek. It's just a mess
The worst part of this book though is the romance between a sixteen year old girl and a 24 year old doctor. It's disgusting. He's incredibly manipulative. He tries to force her to get engaged so she can't leave him. Later he tries to talk her out of her dream career that she's really good at to go follow him around as a housewife. I hate it, every part of it sucks. Rip him out of the book entirely
gelsey's review
4.0
A very nice romp in the land of sci-fi! The world building is well done and the cultures well thought out. The love aspect is very realistic--almost too much so at the end, for it was bittersweet and not always the type of conclusion one wants from a book, even though it worked very well and powerfully. Definitely worth reading, though, especially for a young adult.
justabean_reads's review
4.0
I must have read this book three or four times when I was a teen, and then spent the next few years hunting through used bookstores for the rest of the series. I'm so pleased that the author has released them in E-books so I can read the all again.
This is classic optimistic better future sci fi, of the kind that made me love the genre when I was a kid. The characters feel real, and the heroine who is sixteen at the start of the series acts like a sixteen year old, but is still smart, bull-headed and compassionate. I love the adventure, and the world building, and stayed up all hours finishing it, even though I knew by heart what would happen.
This is classic optimistic better future sci fi, of the kind that made me love the genre when I was a kid. The characters feel real, and the heroine who is sixteen at the start of the series acts like a sixteen year old, but is still smart, bull-headed and compassionate. I love the adventure, and the world building, and stayed up all hours finishing it, even though I knew by heart what would happen.
harryr's review
2.0
It feels a bit harsh to give this two stars because I did enjoy it as a bit of light reading, but it’s not well written.
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