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Membrana by Chi Ta-wei

23 reviews

maceydowns's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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applesodaperson's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was amazing!!!! Like wow it was so incredibly unique.

I really did not see the plot twist coming, but it made so much sense after it happened.

This book had such a unique setting, with everyone living underneath the sea. But instead of just having this be the setting without any explanation, a significant portion of the book is dedicated to the history of the world and why they ended up under the sea. This allowed for some really interesting social commentary, about politics and race.
I also loved the motif of the canary bird cage. It takes on a lot of different meanings throughout the story, which makes the symbolism even richer.
And of course one of the standouts of this book was the gender aspect, which I think this book handled really well, and in its own unique way.
Overall this book was masterful and a very enjoyable read.
Read from the BYU library.

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bloodbrooxv's review

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funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such an intriguing read, the finale was mind-blowing, and I found the writing extremely enjoyable

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aleilvandrea's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Super fascinating setting and themes around bodily autonomy and privacy, intimacy, identity, and reality and perception. The writing style is a bit stilted and heavy on telling (Heinrich's translation of Last Words from Montmartre reads very differently, so I'm inclined to think this is also a quirk of the original); I think it generally suits the narrative but does make the twist come off a little overexplained. Heavier on philosophy than hard science, and definitely shows its age at certain points, neither of which I say as particular negatives -- overall, very interesting read.

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imrereads's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow, wow, just wow. The more I think about this, the more impessed I am. I'm going to write a proper review for this, but this was fucked up and incredible.

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