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It's pretty good, I generally like the characters even if Miller is a bit of an ass. I like Fred; he's good and honorable.

The plot is pretty good; pacing is pretty good. They build drama and tension without being too hacky.
The ending is interesting

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chrispy_mac'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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

This is a great space opera with very grating characters. I especially did not care for Jim, who we're told has this great moral compass and always does the right thing, when half the time I'm yelling at him because he's actually being an idiot. (Minor spoiler)

And then the only actual female character decides to get with him because.... idk. Because there has to be a romance I guess.

It's too bad because the main plot and political intrigue were interesting and I would like to see where it goes from here, but I don't know if I can make myself read more of the series because I really don't like some of these characters (and some of their attitudes about women border on questionable and aren't really challenged by the narrative).
The pacing was also a bit off, but this would have been forgivable if I'd had no other complaints.
You might not care as much about this and just want a good space opera with political intrigue. If that's you, you could still give this book a try and decide for yourself.

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lobay's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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rattledragons's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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ruyanda's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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lissi_k's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

Loved, loved this book! This is what you imagine when you hear "soap opera". It had a slow start, but as I continued reading I became more and more hooked, and the ending was insane to me, especially

Miller's suicide that was somehow... epic with the way he did it, but also so tender and compassionate in the way it was written, I think I almost cried during the conversation he had with Jim right before.

Initially I was a bit put off by the choice of having Holden & Miller as the only POV characters, since they are both in their own ways very cliché male hero archetypes, but the James Corey really pulled it off, especially when the two

met. It was so funny how Holden & Miller are both so used to being the center of the universe (while having opposing philosophies in life) that when they met they just annoyed the hell out of each other.

It made me realise that they use these clichés very consciously and explore the consequences of these traits.

Concerning what I didn't like: the worldbuilding, while very good, is so blindly inspired by American culture, to the point where Holden talks to a Martian about being from "Montana", to which I say: Holden should be lucky if a Martian crudely knows about a continent called America.

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