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Mar 05, 2024Iddgit rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
First several pages were just a rant about gender and as lame as that being the intro to a sci fi book is, the book didn’t get any more interesting after that. Just boring.
Nov 27, 2023N13m4nd rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a solid piece of science fiction but not as good as it's been made out to be by the awards it received. The protagonist is an artificial intelligence left marooned in a limited human body after the starship she operated was…
Oct 13, 2023GremJet rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I have read better things on a box of cereal.
Oct 09, 2023Lforrester27 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
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Aug 08, 2023cmr_nvcl rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A massive artificial intelligence, reduced to a tiny fragment of her former self, sets out for revenge. Great story with one of the most unique protagonists I have ever encountered in fiction.
Jul 02, 2023
Pro Tip: In the US, it's pronounced AN-sill-air-ee, not an-SILL-uh-ree.
Jun 30, 2023AaronAardvark1940 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Hugo and Nebula Awards were not enough - I had to see it recommended in Scientific American. A melange of the Borg, schizophrenia, qubit entanglement, AI, politics, and who knows what else. This is a fun read. Some commenters had problems…
Jun 24, 2023sbridge48 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Incredibly original and creative science fiction novel which won both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award for Best Novel. You are just thrown into this future universe with little explanation; but once you get a little ways in and can start…
May 24, 2023pierc012 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Lecke is brilliant at building new worlds, bending gender, and developing complex characters. That said I had a hard time getting through the first 100 or pages of the book because I didn't understand all the details of these new worlds,…
Mar 06, 2023Mysideep rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book... on the third read. On my first two attempts, I found the unexplained concepts to be too dense, and the perspective to be confusing and frustrating. However, once I cleared the hurdle of part one, I found complex,…
Feb 20, 2023adblockfreak rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Intriguing - the mystery pulls you in - but the author is trying to juggle too many new concepts without stopping to explain, particularly the weirdness with everyone being "she" regardless of gender. It's hard to follow since so many…
Jan 30, 2023tardisfrk rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is dense. It took me 120ish pages before I was fully committed to finishing it, but in the end, I LOVED IT! Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Dec 13, 2022tyrtly rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I didn't like it as much as I hoped. It was boring.
Oct 16, 2022Behan13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
well worth a read.
Aug 29, 2022Hellter rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
You had me as soon as he found the the unconscious body near death in the snow. What an opening. I was interested in it because it was a non binary book that came highly recommended, and wow did Ann Leckie ever pull it off.
May 07, 2022JanaW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My god this book was outstanding... one of the best openings I've ever read. Also world building is fab + social commentary right on. Honestly, I have read the whole series at least 5 times - just to watch her build the story and the…
Mar 05, 2022gfsantiago89 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Do you get extreme feelings for A.I. characters who are not emotionally expressive but filled with emotion, who show all their love through their actions? Do you want to fantasize about taking down a corrupt empire and/or being able to…
Sep 20, 2021DrPaul_0 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very imaginative and enjoyable space opera, in which a thousand year old former ship A.I. with a heart of gold seeks revenge.
May 27, 2021
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Apr 11, 2021FrankLT3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A brilliant, well written, thoroughly engrossing story. A word of caution: if you are a reader who has difficulty with made-up words then this story will be challenging for you, as it is filled with them. But this book is, without a…
Aug 24, 2020eshook1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a classic space empire adventure book. Absolutely an all-timer.
May 17, 2020Hillsboro_JeanineM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It's interesting world building but I loved the AI in a human body. One Esk's fondness for acquiring songs from different cultures was endearing. Leckie shares in an interview her own love of singing note songs and some of the…
Apr 14, 2020
Recommended by Dave Archer as an interesting way to deal with gender
Feb 24, 2020
As many before me: I’ve never read anything like it. Unnerving and thought-provoking. Great read.
Dec 18, 2019RyanR_KCMO rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book took me a few times to finally gather enough momentum to get to the parts that made it impossible to put down. Just amazing. The perspectives and the concepts and the characters are all delightful. The world is unique and…