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On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard

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tregina's review against another edition

5.0

This was completely gorgeous, completely moving, and completely immersive. I had this open at work to read on breaks and, well, I'm glad that I had a slow day because I read it start to finish and would have read a lot more. (Not that there needed to be more. It was the perfect length.)

wassir13's review

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emotional slow-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? N/A

3.25

Love this author’s world building, but I found it hard to care for the characters.

lynn4mk's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

karinlib's review

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4.0

I really enjoy the premise of the Xuya Universe. Chinese and Viet influenced world building in space. I am always up for a story that includes sentient spaceships.

rosieclaverton's review

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4.0

I loved the worldbuilding of this book and I definitely want to read more of the series.

I got lost culturally - in a good way. This book didn’t try to explain things to the reader but also made the plot and characters accessible and understandable.

I found the main characters difficult to like, but this is me personally struggling with characters who screw up on massive scales.

jsavage35's review

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3.0

I've pretty much decided that I will be reading all of Aliette's books. I really like her writing, worlds and characters. Although I have yet to really love anything by her (this is my third book) I always enjoy the journey.