A review by nanitiq
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

There were some things that I found redeeming in this book, but they were few and far between. 

The tech was cool, but
it was mostly unused for the first 80% of the book
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None of the characters stuck out to me, and I did not feel attached to anyone at the end of the story. It was hard to identify anyone outside of the main 4 characters. And eve then, those characters didn't have a whole lot of substance to them. 

I might read the second at some point, but I doubt it.