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Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus (Astra Black, #1)
Maurice Broaddus's Sweep of Stars is the first in a trilogy that explores the struggles of an empire. Epic in …
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Maurice Broaddus's Sweep of Stars is the first in a trilogy that explores the struggles of an empire. Epic in …
the twist is that her parents didn't even disown her she was just incredibly melodramatic for no reason. okay.
the twist is that her parents didn't even disown her she was just incredibly melodramatic for no reason. okay.
katrina is one of the most insufferable protagonists i've ever experienced
according to her all of this is because her parents missed one music recital when she was an adult and now she refuses to function at all as a human being?? what, is the twist going to be that she killed someone as a kid or smth stupid and that's the real reason her parents disowned her? honestly i'm not even interested in continuing this book but i don't have anything better on hand rn
katrina is one of the most insufferable protagonists i've ever experienced
according to her all of this is because her parents missed one music recital when she was an adult and now she refuses to function at all as a human being?? what, is the twist going to be that she killed someone as a kid or smth stupid and that's the real reason her parents disowned her? honestly i'm not even interested in continuing this book but i don't have anything better on hand rn
1st printing (per number line) of first mass market edition.
man there was some interesting stuff here but the quality just keeps getting worse and worse to the point where i'm not even interested in finishing even though there's no wiki page that will tell me the rest of the story
man there was some interesting stuff here but the quality just keeps getting worse and worse to the point where i'm not even interested in finishing even though there's no wiki page that will tell me the rest of the story

Mcmullen, Sean: Souls in the Great Machine (2002, Tor Books)
1st printing (per number line) of first mass market edition.

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it is very funny that the start of the book goes "okay there are all these really cool unique interesting aliens and a woman whose job is working with them. the book isn't about that though. actually we're not really going to have any aliens at all. enjoy!"
it is very funny that the start of the book goes "okay there are all these really cool unique interesting aliens and a woman whose job is working with them. the book isn't about that though. actually we're not really going to have any aliens at all. enjoy!"
there's some cool body horror and some interesting concepts but this man isn't half as good at writing characters cultures and plot twists as he thinks he is
hey though, for a sci-fi book in 2001 written by a man it's not anywhere near as misogynistic as it could've been! i mean, all the women are pretty heavily defined by the men in their lives but at least they. y'know. do stuff
there's some cool body horror and some interesting concepts but this man isn't half as good at writing characters cultures and plot twists as he thinks he is
hey though, for a sci-fi book in 2001 written by a man it's not anywhere near as misogynistic as it could've been! i mean, all the women are pretty heavily defined by the men in their lives but at least they. y'know. do stuff
i was promised unique and interesting aliens and i guess that's what was delivered but my godddd the characters and more specifically their dialogue is so painful. also why does mac talk to herself out loud CONSTANTLY like she has a daily quota for saying pointless shit. also the plot is lackluster and predictable
this felt like half of a book. am i interested enough to read the second to see if the plot is actually going to do anything interesting at some point?? eh............
i was promised unique and interesting aliens and i guess that's what was delivered but my godddd the characters and more specifically their dialogue is so painful. also why does mac talk to herself out loud CONSTANTLY like she has a daily quota for saying pointless shit. also the plot is lackluster and predictable
this felt like half of a book. am i interested enough to read the second to see if the plot is actually going to do anything interesting at some point?? eh............

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