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oceanic_rabbit's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
brendanmcbryan's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
scorcheded's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
robertrivasplata's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Humorous & philosophical proto-feminist(?) time-traveling cyborg story from 1923. Even having first read the introduction, which really gave everything away, this story still kept me guessing to the very end. Even so, I advise saving the introduction & forward until after you've read the book. Has many quotable quotes and humorous observations about 1920s British society, so it's kind of a cross between PG Wodehouse & Star Trek (TNG). In a way, the anachronistic comparison I just made illustrates how the Clockwork Man can be used (reverse-engineered?) as a metaphor for how a century of mass media & retro/nostalgia-based marketing has rewired our brains to bring us closer to the clockwork man's multiform world, which he inhabits at all times all at once.
bearcave's review
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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