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Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds

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kaamezcua2's review

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

pigsflew's review

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5.0

Century Rain is a mixture of Space Opera and Noir Mystery that is utterly satisfying to the end. I absolutely loved every part of the story as it unfolded; Reynolds' extremely capable hand was put to great use in this one.

komali_2's review

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3.0

While probably the furthest removed from reality of the Reynolds books I've read, Century Rain is still entertaining. Long winded in the Reynolds style, but it manages to stay engaging. Good for people who can't decide if they're history nerds or sci fi nerds.

kreppen's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

mylhibug's review

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.75

peterden's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.75

stinamirabilis's review

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3.0

Readable but quite unsatisfying. It felt like it was supposed to be a snapshot of time, so to speak. A day in the life-type thing. But instead it felt very truncated, like Reynolds got bored and couldn’t really be bothered finishing the story. I have lots of unanswered questions and I think there is so much potential that’s just going nowhere.
Perhaps not the best introduction to Reynolds that I could have picked, so I won’t hold it against him.