A review by leemartin91
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book rides into some pretty classic sci-fi philosophy with gleeful abandon. I think if it had gone wrong then it could have felt like too much of a grab-bag ("if I throw enough concepts at them it will be taken seriously"), but I think it works for Tchaikovsky - he uses them as things to drive the story forward and have characters interact, rather than hanging up and pontificating on them.

Would strongly recommend.
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