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The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord

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ddmgembala's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

tregina's review

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4.0

Once again Karen Lord has written something completely different from her previous books, yet equally compelling. That she did it while setting the story in the same world as The Best of All Possible Worlds is even more remarkable. While it shares a setting and some characters with the previous book, it's not a sequel. It takes a completely different path, examines a completely different element of that galactic society, and carries a different tone and pace and rhythm. It was high stakes, a true foray into galactic politics and economics, but it was also small and personal and let its denouement unfurl for a long time, resetting the pieces and giving us satisfying and meaningful journeys and trajectories for its individual protagonists.

meganb_w's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I came to this book on a high from the first of the trilogy and it did not disappoint. A beautiful story of people trying to live good lives and improve their society in everyday ways.