The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey

The Ship Who Sang

Brainship #1

Anne McCaffrey

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced

Description

The brain was perfect, the tiny, crippled body useless. So technology rescued the brain and put it in an environment that conditioned it to live in a different kind of body - a spaceship. Here the human mind, more subtle, infinitely more complex t...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
emotional 51%
reflective 33%
hopeful 22%
lighthearted 18%
dark 14%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
challenging 11%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 28%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 41% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 38% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 30%

Average rating

3.78

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