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A review by anastasiaf
The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey
3.5
SPOILERS
Wow, the beginning on the ship was sooo boring. I almost gave up. Maybe it was so long because I was seeing family and having shorter listening times, but still.
Again, there were really interesting ideas but I think they went a little further this time (re cloning, nature vs nurture, etc)
I think the pacing choice didn’t work as well as hoped - it was just frustrating to hear the Mithinrood people assume that Koli was coming to do bad instead of just asking when we heard his point of view.
I was also so pissed when it felt like we just glossed over Koli dying, but I guess it made sense (though it would have been better to cut the narrative at his upload and the question of if it was done in time).
Thinking about the series as a whole, it felt like a decently unique and interesting story, that was just way too long, took some odd choices which didn’t pay off with the style (pacing, language, etc) which makes it feel like maybe it’s the author’s book (which it isn’t) or first try to make such a huge story (which it arguably is)
Overall series score 3.75*
Wow, the beginning on the ship was sooo boring. I almost gave up. Maybe it was so long because I was seeing family and having shorter listening times, but still.
Again, there were really interesting ideas but I think they went a little further this time (re cloning, nature vs nurture, etc)
I think the pacing choice didn’t work as well as hoped - it was just frustrating to hear the Mithinrood people assume that Koli was coming to do bad instead of just asking when we heard his point of view.
I was also so pissed when it felt like we just glossed over Koli dying, but I guess it made sense (though it would have been better to cut the narrative at his upload and the question of if it was done in time).
Thinking about the series as a whole, it felt like a decently unique and interesting story, that was just way too long, took some odd choices which didn’t pay off with the style (pacing, language, etc) which makes it feel like maybe it’s the author’s book (which it isn’t) or first try to make such a huge story (which it arguably is)
Overall series score 3.75*