Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Red Mars

Mars Trilogy #1

Kim Stanley Robinson

672 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

Description

Another timeless masterpiece in the Voyager Classics seriesMars – the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind’s dreams of space conquest.From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists –...

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Moods

adventurous 80%
challenging 59%
informative 41%
reflective 40%
tense 32%
dark 23%
inspiring 22%
emotional 20%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 16%
sad 6%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 26%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 21% | Plot: 21% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 29% | Yes: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 73% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13%

Average rating

3.74

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