kilcannon's review against another edition
4.0
Now I get why people love Robert Silverberg.
Give me this kind of world building over the over-expository bloat that's popular these days. So many questions left unanswered, and that's perfectly satisfying.
I almost gave it five stars, but a few minor missteps and an ending that didn't quite connect with me, kept me from it.
Give me this kind of world building over the over-expository bloat that's popular these days. So many questions left unanswered, and that's perfectly satisfying.
I almost gave it five stars, but a few minor missteps and an ending that didn't quite connect with me, kept me from it.
storyonlystory's review against another edition
4.0
Every book by Silverberg repeats the theme of reading minds. Not complaining but you know. This was another really good one by him that I read as a teenager and had been wanting to find and re-read for like ... over a decade. It's a great story.
jennykeery's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
gubernator's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
To była przyjemna lektura. Spokojnie śledziłem podróż głównego bohatera. Podobało mi się takie brdune sci fi, na upadłej planecie, podobał mi się pomysł na oś fabuły wokół trzech miast. Podobały mi się również losy ludzkości czy to dziejące się w trakcie fabuły czy te opisane retrospektywnie w środkowej części Skrzydeł.
Ogółem polecam, jeśli ktoś lubi krótkie, niespiesznie płynące utwory.
Ogółem polecam, jeśli ktoś lubi krótkie, niespiesznie płynące utwory.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
blake921's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
saralopolis's review against another edition
2.0
I just found this book terribly boring. When I first read the synopsis on the back of the book it sounded fantastic. It's about this guy called a watcher (it didn't really go into detail about what that was in the synopsis) and he is "led away from his vigil" by a girl, a flier, and they travel around together for a time. There is some sort of alien invasion on earth (I get the feeling it is set in a very far future version of earth where science and magic have sort of melded together) and this girl, the flier, has some secret knowledge that will mean salvation for the earth. Anyway, sounds amazing right, and it won a Hugo and Nebula award in Science Fiction, and so I thought it would be right up my alley but its not. It is boring as hell and it actually felt heavy in my mind when I tried to read through all of that drudgery. I just could not continue. Maybe it is just not the book I want to read at this time.
smortimer's review against another edition
4.0
Genre bingo: dying earth. Set in the far far future, a 1960’s science fantasy imaging of what happens to earth. Really interesting ideas, kind of dark at times which I liked. Would recommend if someone is curious about the genre but intimidated by the Jack Vance books that are not as accessible.
josephine687's review against another edition
Lost track of where I was in the audiobook and just too frustrating to take the time to find it again.