A review by em_reads_books
We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker

challenging reflective slow-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? No

3.25

Thought-provoking and visibly well-researched; it's so plausible I'm a bit worried now that it will turn out to be as prescient as Song For a New Day was! The balance of quiet family drama and big technological/societal questions was very well done, Pinsker has an excellent sense for how something like Pilots might play out on the micro and macro levels. The style fell a bit flat for me at times; it's straightfoward rather than lyrical, definitely more concerned with explaining what's happening than being stylistically interesting. And I wasn't a big fan of the ending; the reveals were fascinating, but for a book that had otherwise felt so realistic about corporate power and activism it seemed to wrap things up too quickly and neatly following them. 
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