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emilyhappylord's review against another edition
3.0
I just didn't get fully transported the way I expected to.
an_alaskan_fairy_tale's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
arihelix's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sue_ferris's review against another edition
3.0
Well plotted, fast-paced story with fantastic anthropological detail of an extraterrestrial society. Seriously well-thought out story line.
beardybot's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Excellent read.
Marghe, a Company anthropologist, is sent to a world with less advanced civilisation and a virus that's killed all men and 80% of women, but children are still being born.
Danner is Company military, and it isn't long before she realises (in a fine tradition of capital c companies) that if the vaccine Marghe carries doesn't work, she and the people she's responsible for are going to be permanently cut off.
What follows is a story of essentially going native, and it's so incredibly well done. I loved it.
Marghe, a Company anthropologist, is sent to a world with less advanced civilisation and a virus that's killed all men and 80% of women, but children are still being born.
Danner is Company military, and it isn't long before she realises (in a fine tradition of capital c companies) that if the vaccine Marghe carries doesn't work, she and the people she's responsible for are going to be permanently cut off.
What follows is a story of essentially going native, and it's so incredibly well done. I loved it.
coffeebean216's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual harassment
starsal's review against another edition
4.0
Oh, what a wonderful book. Unusual in all its aspects, original, fresh, and . . . well, "wonderful" really does sum it up.
It's a refreshing take on the "planet of women" trope that pops up in SF so often (maybe less often than it used to, but still).
It's also a fascinating mediation on what makes a strong female character. So often, in SF and fantasy, the strong women are the warriors. I love a good woman warrior as much as the next person (Hi, Bobbie! Hi, Jenny!) but it's also important to talk about strong women who don't fight. Who garden and cook and get cold and complain and give up, and who are, in the end, the strongest damn women on the planet.
Anyway, please read this.
It's a refreshing take on the "planet of women" trope that pops up in SF so often (maybe less often than it used to, but still).
It's also a fascinating mediation on what makes a strong female character. So often, in SF and fantasy, the strong women are the warriors. I love a good woman warrior as much as the next person (Hi, Bobbie! Hi, Jenny!) but it's also important to talk about strong women who don't fight. Who garden and cook and get cold and complain and give up, and who are, in the end, the strongest damn women on the planet.
Anyway, please read this.
dcstorystack's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
readercristina's review against another edition
I did not finish this book because it felt like it was going nowhere. 200 pages in and not much happens. Plus, the main character is unlikeable. One of the reasons I picked this up was that LeGuin said there were "strong, likable characters and a compelling story..." 😳
I liked the concept and Griffiths' prose is lovely. I just can't get down with having unlikable characters and a stagnant plot (despite 2 POVs).
I liked the concept and Griffiths' prose is lovely. I just can't get down with having unlikable characters and a stagnant plot (despite 2 POVs).
lionessramping's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful, calm and literary sci-fi. While this book would be easy to corner as "gay fiction," it is so much more than that. It leaves you dreaming of a world where women live in cooperative community rather than the state of suspicious competition that this planet's society seems to demand.
While there is enough action and drama to keep the reader engaged plot-wise, the dreamy setting, literary approach toward the genre and society-building are what kept me absorbed in this book and left me sad to reach its end.
While there is enough action and drama to keep the reader engaged plot-wise, the dreamy setting, literary approach toward the genre and society-building are what kept me absorbed in this book and left me sad to reach its end.