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The Fortress by S.A. Jones

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clownface's review against another edition

3.0

an interesting reimagining of the first-wave feminist sci-fi "women's utopia" subgenre. the plot is a little threadbare for me but it's mostly a story focused on worldbuilding/character so i get it

leleofthevalley's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

dungeonmom's review

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challenging dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.75

valetparkering's review

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3.5

A little confused in the messaging sometimes. I feel like Johnathan latched onto the rules of the Vaik really quickly and we didn't get to see him struggle with his misogyny

rsmith2613's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mheitz's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

playinginthebinaries's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Deeply unsettling and ethically challenging book. Reaching for the greatness of LeGuin or Nabokov and coming up instead with something closer to an intense conversation with a weird friend late at night after too many drinks. Glad to have read but uncertain how to feel - even harder to know if that uncertainty was the author’s objective or a sign of them simply having lost the plot a bit.

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