ricksilva's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Picking up right where Ancillary Sword left off, and weaving the threads of the trilogy into a skillfully neat conclusion, this was a perfect ending to the series. The focus on the emotional issues of the characters made good use of the pacing that is controlled by the setting's methods of space travel, in which hurry-up-and-wait is how conflicts play out.
There was a surprising amount of quality humor, which didn't detract from the tension of the final chapters, a couple of enjoyable new characters, and some major twists and surprises.
This whole series has been excellent, and it was so much fun to see how it all wraps up.
There was a surprising amount of quality humor, which didn't detract from the tension of the final chapters, a couple of enjoyable new characters, and some major twists and surprises.
This whole series has been excellent, and it was so much fun to see how it all wraps up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, Addiction, Police brutality, and Medical trauma
ailsaod's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't have much to say about this book - I enjoyed it a lot and it was very good but despite having a fairly high stakes climax it felt a little anti-climactic for the end of the trilogy. I think this book was very good but not quite as good as the first two (mainly because of the ending). Everything is tidy-ish but it leaves a lot of questions as to what will happen next, which I understand some people like but I find a little unsatisfying. Ending aside though, this book was great. It was interesting to see Breq have some character development when throughout the series she has been a fairly static figure that has caused change in others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Trafficking
troisha's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual content, Vomit, Colonisation, Genocide, and Trafficking
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