book_lover06's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
I think I've read all the good Wyndhams.
neladon's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
mollie_00's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
missmelia's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
teanahk's review against another edition
Noped out of this one at 40%
Spoiler
the female stow away narrowly escapes a rape while the rest of the drunk crew talks about how women are too dumb to understand machines because they’re just made for baby making. Nothing about this book makes me think it’ll improve from here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault
furicle's review against another edition
2.0
Mars has canals, the men have hunting rifles and the women faint. Only the machines sound interesting, and they in the end are pointless. And no, I'm not trying to be funny...
I know it was written in the 30's. It has a handful of plot devices that could really take the book places, and I bet in it's time a lot of those ideas were fresh and innovative. I could live with the canals, but there's only two characters that aren't complete cardboard cut outs and even they wander from stereotype to stereotype from start to finish. The rest of it just doesn't go anywhere interesting.
Feel free to skip this one.
I know it was written in the 30's. It has a handful of plot devices that could really take the book places, and I bet in it's time a lot of those ideas were fresh and innovative. I could live with the canals, but there's only two characters that aren't complete cardboard cut outs and even they wander from stereotype to stereotype from start to finish. The rest of it just doesn't go anywhere interesting.
Feel free to skip this one.
thelunalibrarian's review against another edition
3.5
Interesting concept but I didn’t get in with the portrayal of the female character. I haven’t had this issue so much in the previous books by this author.
meabhc_06's review
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The first 100 pages were very slow and not very interesting - mainly setting up the characters
After that the book gets very interesting and much easier to read through
After that the book gets very interesting and much easier to read through