Reviews

Limit of Vision by Linda Nagata

roytoo's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Bioengineered human neurons give Virgil and his scientific collaborators enhanced cognitive abilities. But then things start going wrong and Virgil slips away from the authorities in pursuit.
Soon Virgil and the world find that the technology doesn't want to be contained.

duenorth's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyable, fast read with a good mix of believable future-science and believable but somewhat thin characters; it would benefit from fattening up the brief backstories of the main characters. It could also use some tech-updating without comprising the integrity of the story.

brogan7's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

hissingpotatoes's review against another edition

3.5

I enjoyed this half sci-fi, half adventure story about symbiotic nanotechnology gone out of control. There were a lot of moving parts and characters I was invested in. I actually think it was pretty light in depth on the hard sci-fi parts (ponderings about the sentience of the nanotech didn't really go anywhere), but the well-paced adventure parts made up for it. I do think there were way too many loose ends at the end regarding the fate of the LOVs and remaining characters, the Mother Tiger AI, the political dynamics, etc.

squirrelfish's review against another edition

4.0

Bought it, started reading, stayed up until I finished it.

I didn't like all of the characters, but I liked the ideas of it. Almost 5 stars, but didn't quite like the characters enough, although I like that there were good guys on all sides. It could have explored further, but the lack of a neat ending fitted well with the overall book.

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

emilesnyder's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked the obvious influence that the author's biology background had on the book and it was engaging from a page-turning-action point of view. What kept it from being a favorite for me was that the LOV stuff was so handwavy in a very magic way, and that the characters never felt very real to me.