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Space Opera (Space Opera, #1)

Catherynne M. Valente

Start date: April 21, 2020

Finish date: June 20, 2020

Discussion: FoE Book Club

Why we're reading this: This won our April 2020 Poll
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May 07, 2018 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2018, fantasy, sci-fi, favorites, read-as-audio, kindle, re-read-in-2018

This book, you guys. THIS BOOK. I wish I had the words to convey how wonderfully glittery and rocking this book is. My first read-through was with the audiobook and it's a joy and a delight and I want to snuggle it and hold it close forever. I'm doing an immediate re-read on my Kindle and it's just as glorious. ...more

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May 08, 2020 Jen W. rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, future, ch-popsugar-2020, 2020, not-owned

This is one of those times I wish Goodreads had half stars, as this is firmly a 3.5. When I liked it, I liked it quite a lot. I thought it had a lot of interesting points to make about intelligence and sentience and human nature, and loads of quotable quotes. Valente is without question an excellent wordsmith and knows her craft.

That said, sometimes I thought she was trying too hard to be clever in the vein of Douglas Adams. There were too many tangents, making the story feel muddled, and I fou ...more

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