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Le Sommeil des Géants by Sylvain Neuvel

22 reviews

surprisebear's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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mengzhenreads's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Listening to this as an audiobook was super cool, it's a fun premise that is really interesting and engaging. I just really enjoyed myself.
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ireadinbed's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Honestly the shadowy figure made this book for me. I liked the way all threads lead back to them. 

Unfortunately i dont think it lived up to the premise. Like it was fun dont get me wrong, but the characters really feel flat, and the Ebook is not formatted particularly well. 

The pitch was whimsical but thw execution lacks that wonder 
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jojo_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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krispy_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I would recommend reading via audiobook. Large cast & interview style storytelling. Leads into sequel really well. I will continue with this series in audiobook format.

Likes: The interviewer. No name, all plans. Extra .25 stars for that character alone. 

Dislikes: Didn’t care much for the romantic aspects or the women’s body descriptions in a couple of scenes.
did we have to description the female robot that way?


TW: large scale events with significant loss of life, Bosnia massacre discussion, car accident.
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tinyy's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Where do we draw the line? How far is too far? How many human lives can be lost in the name of societal advancement? 

These are questions that Sleeping Giants poses, and it does it well. Every character has a different mindset considering, and the answer isn’t given to you—it’s too subjective a question. 

Most of the characters were lovably unlovable. I wanted the best for them, but they made it hard to root for them. Except for
Alyssa, fuck you Alyssa. You know what you did.


AND THE PLOT TWIST!! That I predicted, but not quite like that. Def getting the sequel.
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mar's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

why is almost every character in this book a war criminal. this sucks but i cant put it down tf
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booknug's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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trips's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Fast-paced epistolary novel, which I love.
Some of the content was a bit too dry, or glossed over for the sake of pushing the plot forward, I wish we had gotten a small taste of what was actually going on in the pivotal scenes, like better retellings or even like CCTV transcripts? But honestly its a great novel if you like giant robots and aliens! 
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sam_roberts's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Sam's spoiler-free reviews!
Real score: 3.5/5

Sleeping Giants is a quick and easy read, that dives into the 'science' part of sci-fi without getting too technical. The characters are really well-built, more so than I thought getting into this, and all their decisions felt rooted and 'in character'.
As for the story, it has the potential to be something great (and since the story continues, I have no doubt it will be). I really love how it is told through interviews and files, and the author does this really well.

All in all, a really good book!
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