Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) in Reading with Style

Dec 06, 2013 Snowtulip rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi, own, paper-book

I really wanted to read this, but was also hesitant because of the overwhelming love for this book by readers.

In the beginning, I was concerned because I wasn't immediately sucked into the story. There are many POVs, gender distinctions, and multiple timelines that keep your brain trying to catch up with what is really going on.

This is a unique story in the way the author presents the world and information, and at least a quarter of the way in I became hooked. I really enjoyed learning about thi ...more

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Aug 27, 2018 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, audiobooks

It seems like I can only stand to read science fiction lately. I'm looking for escape in my reading right now, and this book provides it. An interesting concept and exploration of identity, destiny, and world-building. Here, ship and space stations get AI personalities that can be extended into multiple bodies working together. These ancillaries have advantages and disadvantages compared to human armies. The world leader also uses multiple bodies to be able to manage a vast space empire.

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May 03, 2015 Natalie rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, sci-fi, award-winners, adult

I really enjoyed this one. The fact that everyone is referred to as she or her when pronouns are used, is interesting, but it did sometimes make it hard to picture what was going on in my head as I kept trying to figure out who was male and who was female. I think it just throws you off a bit if you're the type of person who reads books and it turns into a movie in your head. Which makes me think, does it really matter? Would it change the story if I accidentally decided a character was a male o ...more

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