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A review by aiona
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I have a lot of thoughts.
It was really hard to imagine characters that are like…. Mole rats and trains. So this book takes a lot of suspending your disbelief.
I liked the first part and found it jarring that in part 2, we follow a different group of characters, and never follow the ones who were most developed in the first part again.
I almost DNFed this book at that point. But I was reading it for a book club so I kept going. I started to enjoy the characters a bit more, and I really liked the animal liberation vibes. I liked reading about a vegan friendly world.
I liked the question of what makes a person. And that everyone introduces their pronouns. It was kind of cosy queer in that way.
I really hated that there was a city called Kokowadoko- Japanese for ‘where is this?’ Because it pulled me right out of the story.
Somehow I found part three compelling despite a train having a sexual relationship. I’ve never read a book like that before….
And of course the gentrification and public ownership stuff was really cool.
I kinda wish the author had split this into volumes. And had more time to dedicate to character development and backstory.
It was really hard to imagine characters that are like…. Mole rats and trains. So this book takes a lot of suspending your disbelief.
I liked the first part and found it jarring that in part 2, we follow a different group of characters, and never follow the ones who were most developed in the first part again.
I almost DNFed this book at that point. But I was reading it for a book club so I kept going. I started to enjoy the characters a bit more, and I really liked the animal liberation vibes. I liked reading about a vegan friendly world.
I liked the question of what makes a person. And that everyone introduces their pronouns. It was kind of cosy queer in that way.
I really hated that there was a city called Kokowadoko- Japanese for ‘where is this?’ Because it pulled me right out of the story.
Somehow I found part three compelling despite a train having a sexual relationship. I’ve never read a book like that before….
And of course the gentrification and public ownership stuff was really cool.
I kinda wish the author had split this into volumes. And had more time to dedicate to character development and backstory.