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adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Strong start, weak ending, not up to the standards I expect from Philip K. Dick. The narrative is easy to read and fast paced. The themes are actually really interesting, but Dick doesn't develop them at all! The ending is rushed and cheesy in that it is unsubtle and inauthentic. The whole Adam and Eve thing repopulating the species is so incredibly dull, cliche, conveniently quick, Western-colonial-focused, and HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE MUCH BETTER BY OTHER SUPERB AUTHORS, notably Jame Tiptree Jr (Alice Bradley Sheldon) . It would have been much more interesting if Dick had pursued the themes introduced (e.g., nature of man as violent/tendancy towards war, is this innate or a learnt habit?, and the nature of human conciousness, thinking and being) rather than present an 'elegant solution' via the ending.
Content Warnings
Minor: Terminal illness and War