A review by aimee70807
Looking Through Lace by Ruth Nestvold
5.0
This is one of those books that makes me regret the fact that I give out five stars to every book that entertains me for a day. Because Looking Through Lace transcends that rating system and begs at least six or seven stars...which I'm unfortunately unable to give it.
At 79 pages, this book is tight and solid, lacking fluff and leaving you wanting more but still feeling like a full, thought-provoking story. The heroine is a xenolinguist in a first-contact situation, so there's lots of linguistic geekery...which is 100% relevant to the story. I don't want to tell you any more for fear I'll spoil the book, but suffice it to say there's a solid mystery, great characters, and a world I want to see much more of.
In the end, this book reminded me of A Door Into Ocean, one of those little known books that deserves to be much more widely read. I recommend this title to everyone who either likes the intricacies of thought-provoking science fiction or simply enjoys a page-turning, character-driven yarn. I could write much more, but I'm off to borrow book two instead.
At 79 pages, this book is tight and solid, lacking fluff and leaving you wanting more but still feeling like a full, thought-provoking story. The heroine is a xenolinguist in a first-contact situation, so there's lots of linguistic geekery...which is 100% relevant to the story. I don't want to tell you any more for fear I'll spoil the book, but suffice it to say there's a solid mystery, great characters, and a world I want to see much more of.
In the end, this book reminded me of A Door Into Ocean, one of those little known books that deserves to be much more widely read. I recommend this title to everyone who either likes the intricacies of thought-provoking science fiction or simply enjoys a page-turning, character-driven yarn. I could write much more, but I'm off to borrow book two instead.