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by Mary Doria Russell
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TheBecks
TheBecks rated it 20 years ago
After having read this, I am still kind of ambivalent about it. I think that the story is decent and the writing is above-average. This book is definitely sad, and there are some pretty cringe-worthy scenes... but not so much that it overpowers the rest of the story.The character development could ...
mkunruh
mkunruh rated it 22 years ago
I want to give this book 2.5 stars. I thought the first half was stellar, and the last 1/3 horrendous.
debnance
debnance rated it 23 years ago
Awful...I absolutely hated this book. However, my friend, Karen, loved it, especially what she called "its spiritual overtones"! Go figure!
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it 25 years ago
4.10090647
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 28 years ago
I loved this book when I first read it, and continued to love it after reading it again. But now I'm wondering about two things: given all the harm the Catholic Church has done in the last 150 years by placing a priority on fetuses over pregnant women, AND the revelations of abuse and cover-ups, c...
Bun's Books
Bun's Books rated it 56 years ago
Its not a perfect first novel, but its a very very good one. Occasional awkwardnesses and pacing problems are minor flaws in a very original and thoughtful first contact tale. Many first contact novels have been written depicting our species first meeting with an alien civilization as a military a...
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