A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski

A Door Into Ocean

Elysium Cycle #1

Joan Slonczewski

403 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction fantasy feminism science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

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 of women on a dista...

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Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews

Moods

adventurous 60%
sad 60%
challenging 50%
reflective 40%
emotional 30%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 30%
dark 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 12% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%

Average rating

4.29

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