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Diamond Dogs by Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds

blake921's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marsoplin's review against another edition

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4.0

Mind blown 4.5 ⭐️

glequien's review

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

prodigalbeta's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

crowfood's review

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2.0

I read this for a monthly book club.

An interesting premise, that doesn't quite live up to other examples of the genre that it references.

The characters were largely flat and unsympathetic and their reactions to various far-fetched situations amounted to "huh, weird."

Also, one of the main characters, who is obsessed with getting to the top of a spooky tower is named..Roland Childe.

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came indeed.

tl_mathews's review

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

3.75

stacyjoco's review

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

kateofmind's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ajam's review

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5.0

5★


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ctreed63's review

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4.0

Awesome space body-horror in a short package. The RS universe really is a bottomless place for concepts and adventures.