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I picked this book after it won the Hugo. I was expecting good things, considering that it won over Wheel of Time, but wasn't expecting it to be this good.
This book would have been notable if only it were for the little things:
- The protagonist of the book is a spaceship.
- Everyone's a she (in speaking)
- War crimes, phiolosophy
- Omniscient AI's POV
But it really raises the stakes by actually pulling it off. The story never breaks, the plot is excellent, the characters sympathetic, and the world-b ...more
This book would have been notable if only it were for the little things:
- The protagonist of the book is a spaceship.
- Everyone's a she (in speaking)
- War crimes, phiolosophy
- Omniscient AI's POV
But it really raises the stakes by actually pulling it off. The story never breaks, the plot is excellent, the characters sympathetic, and the world-b ...more
A rather strong piece of space opera - highly readable. Not quite sure what all the fuss opposing this book is all about, as it read like straight-up space opera to me. Really interesting world settings and culture building, perhaps a bit impenetrable at the beginning. Felt a lot like an Iain M. Banks Culture book.
Aug 17, 2014
Séna
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Chris
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Johnathon
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Morgan
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Ana
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