Reviews

Vers les étoiles by Mary Robinette Kowal

rheaw's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

alexikakon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense slow-paced

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

3.5

sillypunk's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty pleasant but not all that complex: https://blogendorff.com/2019/08/25/book-review-the-calculating-stars/

siriusly_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

3.5

sarahjolioli's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

jmgabriel's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

marsoplin's review against another edition

Dnf at 17%

erikufli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

2.0

If this book wasn't the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula winner, I wouldn't be so disappointed. It can't compete with other winners, the characters are flat, the narrative is basic, even amateur. I had no interest on the conflicts, and was embarrassed with the silly-teenager tone on the "romantic" scenes. More like young novel than a sci-fi classic.
On the other hand, there is a great research job on how things work, scientific explanations and detailed descriptions that help to maintain the interest. I loved the

Spoiler

pilots part,

I could feel the work behind it, it surpassed the characters building by far.

habeels's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-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

3.25

familyguy026's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5