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Exordia by Seth Dickinson

sersi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a Book™️. A long book where I felt almost every bit of that length and a mix of things I love (morally murky characters! Homoerotic tension!) and things I don't (math). I loved a lot about the book (Clayton and Erik's entire insane toxic war criminal Steve/Tony vibes, the clarity of the numerous different pov character's voices, the world building), but I also felt like Anna, the ostensible sort of main character, sometimes got lost in the shuffle amidst all the other pov characters and, as a math hater, my eyes definitely started to glaze over during some of the many paragraphs about Math™️.
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thniels's review

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interspersed with light-hearted passages, which makes for a very interesting if bumpy ride.

albertjwouters's review

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

4.5

sarakas's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

tayvaan's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

pedey's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lastontheboat's review

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adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

willb's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

runefh's review

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slow-paced

4.0

blherrou's review

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious slow-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

3.75

Very interesting premise. Features one character with some key similarities to Baru Cormorant from his other series, plus a pair of others who seem to be represent the tension between utilitarian and deontological ethics. Good, but a bit long.