Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac

Dark Constellations

Pola Oloixarac with Roy Kesey (Translator), Justine Eyre (Narrator)

fiction science fiction adventurous reflective slow-paced

5 hours, 8 minutes | first published 2015

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Canary Islands, 1882: Caught in the nineteenth-century wave of scientific classification, explorer and plant biologist Niklas Bruunis researches Crissia pallida, a species alleged to have hallucinogenic qualities capable of eliminating the psychic...
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Summary of 89 reviews

Moods

challenging 61%
dark 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 44%
adventurous 16%
informative 11%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 21%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 33% | Character: 25% | N/A: 25% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 53% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Average rating

2.73

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