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merry_bryson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
human_the_fourth's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
apolasky's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bekahbeth's review against another edition
5.0
A book of fits and starts, aimless and steady, invoking apparitions and drugged sensations. Reading it felt like being completely immersed in an interminable afternoon like slow-moving lava, caught in the afterglow of any number of explosions.
greeniezona's review against another edition
3.5
I wonder if I would have enjoyed this book more if I had loved Tentacle less, or if this had been the first book by Indiana that I read. Tentacle was one of my favorite reads of 2019 -- so breathtakingly bonkers with time travel, climate collapse, magical anemones, art theory/criticism/history, class & gender criticism... That book could barely be contained. Made in Saturn keeps just enough of some of the themes, particularly the history and language of art, and the legacy of colonialism and revolution in the Caribbean to feel like the work of the same author, but with all of the speculative elements stripped away and a rather dislikable narrator. (Many of the characters in Tentacle weren't terribly likable either, but with so much going on, it mattered less.) In the end it had interesting things to say, but I can't help hoping Indiana's future books contain more of the wild exuberance of Tentacle.
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I am not going to lie, I didn't like it.
It was fragmented, between the chapters things happened that were never mentioned and superficial, none of the characters, nor even the protagonist, had enough depth. I just kept reading to see how it would end, but the end was just as disjointed as the rest of the book.
It was fragmented, between the chapters things happened that were never mentioned and superficial, none of the characters, nor even the protagonist, had enough depth. I just kept reading to see how it would end, but the end was just as disjointed as the rest of the book.
cwgrieves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sometimesleelynnreads's review against another edition
Full review and others on my blog Sometimes Leelynn Reads
I’d love to listen to an audiobook version of this in Spanish. Even if I won’t be able to understand everything that’s being said, I feel like it would be more meaningful and more emotional being told that way. I truly felt like I didn’t have the full experience like I was supposed to because I wasn’t able to read it the way it was intended to. And unfortunately, that meant that I wasn’t able to give the rating that I think it should have had. While I don’t think that 3-star ratings are good or bad, I do feel like 3-star ratings can be seen as more negative to a lot of people that just rely on ratings more than reviews.
I say that I hope you take the time to read other reviews of this novel, hopefully from those that read this story in its original format, to truly get a feel for how it was, and take my review as a grain of salt. So while I’ll include a rating on my post, I won’t put a rating on Goodreads so it doesn’t negatively impact the current rating on there since there’s already so little ratings to begin with.
I’d love to listen to an audiobook version of this in Spanish. Even if I won’t be able to understand everything that’s being said, I feel like it would be more meaningful and more emotional being told that way. I truly felt like I didn’t have the full experience like I was supposed to because I wasn’t able to read it the way it was intended to. And unfortunately, that meant that I wasn’t able to give the rating that I think it should have had. While I don’t think that 3-star ratings are good or bad, I do feel like 3-star ratings can be seen as more negative to a lot of people that just rely on ratings more than reviews.
I say that I hope you take the time to read other reviews of this novel, hopefully from those that read this story in its original format, to truly get a feel for how it was, and take my review as a grain of salt. So while I’ll include a rating on my post, I won’t put a rating on Goodreads so it doesn’t negatively impact the current rating on there since there’s already so little ratings to begin with.
niditodepajaros's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
dreesreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0