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burntnorth's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
pine_wulf's review against another edition
2.0
Free audiobook. This would have been more interesting if I had read the series it is a part of. I have no idea exactly what the Mechs are. I thought robot until something about them evolving was mentioned, and then I saw the summary said something about mechanical life. Is there more beyond robot that I'm missing? If I was more familiar with this universe, I think I would have found this book to be more entertaining. It was a bit more philosophical than I normally like, but it was an interesting concept: that the Mechs are using humans to create art.
sheilaokeefe's review against another edition
1.0
This was a freebie from Audible. My low rating may be due to it being my introduction to the series. Perhaps if I'd read the earlier books, I might have cared about the story. As it is, I was so bored I fell asleep somewhere in the middle and can't be bothered to backtrack and relisten.
rclz's review against another edition
2.0
It's also not my usual fair so I'll allow that maybe it's too far out of my zone to be liked. I don't usually read Sci-fi and this reminds me why. It can be too cold. I d/l because it was free and I do like to try authors I don't know. This didn't work for me.
That said, I loved the narrator. I could listen to that voice all day long. :)
That said, I loved the narrator. I could listen to that voice all day long. :)
tarana's review against another edition
2.0
I struggled to pay attention. Not my style. Not sure why.
schyzm's review against another edition
3.0
the novella and performance were fine. I picked this up for free from audible a few years ago and just now got around to listening to it.
The imagery was potent, though I wasn't happy with the overall amount of body horror described.
There are big sci-fi ideas here - BDOs abound, including partial dyson spheres and the harvesting of a galactic nucleus - unfortunately these are just window dressings, and the actual locations where things occur are less grand.
The imagery was potent, though I wasn't happy with the overall amount of body horror described.
There are big sci-fi ideas here - BDOs abound, including partial dyson spheres and the harvesting of a galactic nucleus - unfortunately these are just window dressings, and the actual locations where things occur are less grand.
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