Reviews

We built this City by Marie Vibbert

lordbags's review

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

thebiparadox's review

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

kettlekitten's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

anna_hepworth's review

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

3.5

I read this through because it was shortlisted for a Hugo award

My reading notes say:

Okay, so a) i get why this kind of story is part of the zeitgeist, and that there have been 'value the workers' stories at least since The Roads Must Roll, and b) this story is very much talking to a lot of people suffering from corporate greed. But I hate reading these kinds of stories.

Good writing, great worldbuilding, I was bored and would have stopped reading if I didn't want to judge it fairly against the other nominees. 

linguana's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad

4.25

blenchbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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oldwindways's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

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vortacist's review

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

devrose's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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endairiss's review

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5