A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski

A Door Into Ocean

Elysium Cycle #1

Joan Slonczewski with Rosalyn Landor (Narrator)

17 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 1986 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy feminism science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

The Sharers of Shora are a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future. They are pacifists, they are highly advanced in biological sciences, and they reproduce by parthenogenesis—because there are no males. Conflict erupts when a militaris...

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Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews

Moods

sad 63%
adventurous 54%
challenging 54%
reflective 45%
emotional 36%
hopeful 36%
inspiring 36%
dark 18%
mysterious 18%
tense 18%
informative 9%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 27%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 77% | Character: 11% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 11%

Average rating

4.29

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