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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I don’t normally read sci-fi, but someone loaned me a copy of this book for Kindle. This isn’t quite what I expected – this is more of an immigrant’s tale set in space than a space opera. The first half of the book is very slow, and I struggled to follow along with what appeared to be two separate narratives and two separate sets of characters (Abby and Cole) who interact only twice during the course of the book. Contributing to the confusion are the disparate timelines and aging timelines. In the book, people who travel using FTL will only age months for years or decades happening planetside. The book deals with some very sensitive subjects like immigration, rape, slavery, and discrimination. The author is careful not to go too graphic, however, this means that the intensity of the emotions the characters feel sometimes doesn’t make sense to the reader who didn’t really get a full grasp at the time of what the characters went through. The descriptions of space travel, space ships, and the different planets are very detailed and intriguing, but I felt that sometimes the POV was lacking emotional depth and description. This improves towards the end of the book, as Abby final starts overcoming her PTSD and dealing head-on with her emotions. The narrative evolves from an immigrant story into almost a space travel narrative by the end. I feel the author could have done a bit more to tie the two halves together. The ending seems to come out of the blue, and as a result feels a bit heavy handed. Yet it was a satisfying conclusion, tying up the dangling thread of Abby’s escape and her new life aboard the Revelation into one satisfying package. Three stars, although I have a feeling that someone who enjoys sci-fi more might enjoy this more. *Book provided by the author in exchange for an honest review* I never realized until recently that I’m not a big fan of science fiction. I always assumed that I liked both scifi and fantasy (seeing as how they are usually clumped together), but I realized that I hadn’t read very many scifi books. So, I was afraid that I wouldn’t like this book but I took the chance anyway since it sounded very interesting. It also came with high recommendations from my two best friends. The writing is very well done. So well done, in fact, that oftentimes I started to feel exactly what the characters were feeling (which is rather hard to do). I really loved the science parts interspersed with the story. Instead of just describing aliens and technology, Guizzetti actually explained it scientifically which I really enjoyed. Her imagination to create this story and these species is incredible. And it was so easy to picture it with the way she wrote it down. The plot was interesting, though I can’t say I was really surprised by the turn of events. I really enjoyed the second half of the book with the new worlds and species. I loved seeing the interaction between the crew members and their friends off ship. WARNING: The first half of the book is really intense. It contains explicit rape and mention of rape. This book could be very triggering to certain people. I personally had a hard time reading through those parts and even after it took me a while to sort through my thoughts and feelings on it. It is not for the faint of heart. One of my favorite parts of the novel was the fluid sexuality. I loved how the fact that fluid sexuality was a norm and that it wasn’t a huge focus of the novel was refreshing. It was nice to see that it was a part of the book without having a huge spotlight focused on it. Actually, their outlook on sexuality and sex in general was really nice and I wish that our society was like it. Like my fellow nerds, I would highly recommend this book to fans of science fiction. However, I do have to warn that it isn’t for the faint of heart and it could be really upsetting for some people. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Without an influx of human DNA, the utopian colony on Kipos has eleven generations before it reaches failure. Earth is over ninety light years away. Time is short. On the over-crowded Earth, many see opportunity in Kiposs need. After medical, intelligence, and physiological testing, Abby and her younger siblings, Jin and Orchid, are offered transportation. Along with 750,000 other strong immigrants, they leave the safety of their family with the expectation of good jobs and the opportunity for higher education. While the Earthlings travel to the new planet in stasis, the Kiposi, terrified the savages will taint their paradise, pass a series of indenture and adoption laws in order to assimilate them. When Abby wakes up on Kipos, Jin cannot be found. Orchid is ripped from her arms as Abby is sold to a dull-eyed man with a sterilized wife. Indentured to breed, she is drugged and systematically coerced. To survive, Abby learns the differences in culture and language using the only thing that is truly hers on this new world: her analytical mind. In order to escape her captors, she joins a planetary survey team where she will discover yet another way of life. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I got this book for free, in exchange for an honest review from Making Connections. Get your copy here.
What I liked:
loved the description of flora & fauna, as well as the space terms
that the rapist got what was coming
that Abby didn’t end with Mark or Harden.
I understood why Abby’s parents could let her go-the conditions on Earth weren’t going to improve and trusting the strangers was the only option they had, if they wanted their kids to survive.
What I didn't like:
there was nothing about the religious sects & I had been so looking forward to meet them.
I would have liked Harden’s POV,especially when, according to his dad, Abby looks like she needs a hug.
nothing about the other AI who had left-the way the author mentioned them felt like we would be meeting them later.
there wasn’t much about why Earth was the way it was or why India became a super power-it would have added more depth to the story.
Good sci-fi-ish novel and I didn’t want to put it down without finishing it.
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