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stuckinpermafrost's Reviews (146)

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0

emotional mysterious 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: Yes

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

4.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great book, one of the most iconic of the genre, but I think perhaps I didn’t fully understand the meaning behind it… like I don’t understand what the whole deal with Mercerism was and what it meant. Time to go read someone else’s analysis of the book so maybe it’ll make more sense to me

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have mixed feelings. I didn’t really like Robert Jackson Bennett’s writing style that much. Chapters are split up into fairly short chunks, often a page or less, in a way that feels unnecessary and a bit choppy. I love the magic system though, very unique and very detailed! The characters are also fairly interesting, although a lot of them feel a bit one-note to me. Enjoyed overall but the concept is definitely stronger than the execution in my opinion.

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