Reviews

Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson

falchionm's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

olliedill's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sheeky's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

astrochem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

nooneyouknow's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 but rounding up because it was fun and fast.

carturo222's review

5.0

I reviewed this novel for the Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather:

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2022/07/microreview-drunk-on-all-your-strange.html

gracie_wirzba's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

door's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

sbn42's review

5.0

The aliens have been here for a while, helped solve a few problems and are interested in our arts and literature to share with their home planet. But not everyone is happy about the help and expanding market options. Then the cultural attaché is found dead.

The aliens can't speak, and therefore need to have translators that can communicate telepathically. Unfortunately, the act of translating leaves the translator 'drunk' after a while. Fitzwilliam's translator Lydia had been with him all day at an event, then into the evening and had gotten to the point where she passed out. She discovers the body the next morning at the attaché's residence and has no recollection of what happened after they got home.

As a mystery, this has plenty of misdirections, dead ends, scary rooftops and police chases. As a sci-fi novel, it explores how our long-term relation with extraterrestrials may work out. It will satisfy readers of either genre.

sydneeelise's review

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0