una_10bananas's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sesquipedalian's review
3.0
A more cohesive storyline than the first in the series but it tends to drag at times. Mostly an enjoyable read.
bookbrig's review
1.75
The characters in this volume are SO unlikable, I'm not sure I'll finish. I love the premise of the series, and I'm sure I'll try some of the other books, but really. Ick.
frakalot's review
4.0
I liked this one even more than the first book. It expands greatly the universe created in The Ship Who Sang and I even found the story more fascinating. Like everyone else I missed Helva and personally I didn't see why she couldn't have been the main star in this story but the new characters including Nancia were all great too.
jovvijo's review
3.0
The ship who sang will always be an utter favourite of mine!
Really that book blew me away when I first read it and I was like, "Wow & wow!"
Imagine being a human brain piloting a ship capable of crossing to different worlds with your Brawn at the helm, the both of you having adventures along the way?
(That sounds much better than writing reports on client communications which is what I am doing while reviewing this book).
So I was ten times keen to get into this book and continue the adventure, was I ever!
And I will admit that, if you take it as a book on it's very own-some, it's really not that bad, and the story is interesting enough to keep you reading. But if you compare it to Helva and her story... oh dear... it just doesn't grip you the way the first did!
(Or some of the other books in the series as I've read them as well, my my!)
Still I'd definitely recommend it for folk who love the brainships, any new book in that series is worth having a look at!
Really that book blew me away when I first read it and I was like, "Wow & wow!"
Imagine being a human brain piloting a ship capable of crossing to different worlds with your Brawn at the helm, the both of you having adventures along the way?
(That sounds much better than writing reports on client communications which is what I am doing while reviewing this book).
So I was ten times keen to get into this book and continue the adventure, was I ever!
And I will admit that, if you take it as a book on it's very own-some, it's really not that bad, and the story is interesting enough to keep you reading. But if you compare it to Helva and her story... oh dear... it just doesn't grip you the way the first did!
(Or some of the other books in the series as I've read them as well, my my!)
Still I'd definitely recommend it for folk who love the brainships, any new book in that series is worth having a look at!
bookcrazylady45's review
3.0
Not as gripping as The Ship Who Sang. Too many bad guys doing too much awful stuff.
katekat's review
4.0
I hadn't read the Brainship books in years so I decided it was time for a re-read and I happy to report that they stood up to the test of time. I really enjoyed the story and found myself very interested in the characters in these books. I am super glad I read them again.
infosifter's review
4.0
McCaffrey was writing YA before it was all the rage, which means I actually got to discover it while I was still the target audience. :-) this series revolves around the idea that if someone would be born with birth defects too severe to allow them to live, they could be placed in a protective shell, and then they could use their mind to power a spaceship.
dotsonapage's review
1.0
Nantia is boring and to good for her own good. Her passengers are ridiculous snobs. That's pretty much all I can tell you about this book as that's about as far as I got. Don't waste your time with this one. Fortunately the rest of the Brainship series is a lot more exciting and the shellpeople involved have a lot more personality than Nantia did.