416 pages • first pub 1986 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781429963657
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Orb Books
Publication date: 01 July 2011
Description
Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests. A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation ...
Community Reviews Summary of 250 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
emotional 47%
sad 47%
challenging 35%
hopeful 35%
inspiring 29%
dark 23%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Character: 7% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Genocide, Physical abuse, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Death, AddictionMinor
Torture, Pregnancy416 pages • first pub 1986 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781429963657
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Orb Books
Publication date: 01 July 2011
Description
Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests. A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation ...
Community Reviews Summary of 250 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
emotional 47%
sad 47%
challenging 35%
hopeful 35%
inspiring 29%
dark 23%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Character: 7% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Genocide, Physical abuse, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Death, AddictionMinor
Torture, Pregnancy