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This book is in high demand at my library, even though it's not a particularly new release. So I was nice and read it over the weekend. It's on the long side, and the plot is interesting. There's not a ton of science, but a lot of world building.

gagedameron2206's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was great. It was hard to find the flow, but it fit! The end was so confusing for me, but that's not that bad

laurora's review against another edition

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5.0

Phenomenal book. Varied and excellent prose used to tell an amazing blend of emotional and scientific story

thetrashchan's review

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adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

rainyfellaa's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book the way that everything started developing and all the progress seen on the spiders was something really cool though I have to say that the humans weren't as interesting as the spiders on the spider side you saw rebellions, revolutions the rising of a new society the sexism and a lot of amazing stuff while the humans were doing nothing as cool everytime I was brought to the human side I was reading as fast as I could to keep expanding on the spiders but however I think this book is truly good and I bet that on the next one with the events last seen will be really awesome

footnote304's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

hugyourface's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This one grows on me. First read was a 3.5. Second read was a 4.5. I’ll take the balance of the two.

Pro: Just cracking writing. Pacing, characterizations, mechanics, prose — great execution. Characters that I cared about even when I didn’t like them. Made me think. Changed my attitudes, as others have said. Clever commentary on real-life gender roles.

Con: With the technical challenges AT has set for himself with this one, there’s a little less room to fill in characterizations. You’re going to have to dig up some empathy on your own here.

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