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I mostly wanted to read this to get an idea of the Android universe after getting into the cyberpunk #Netrunner card game. For this, it's a good novel showing how the NBN megacorp operates and some general info on how people live there.

The story itself, especially around the main protagonist, was a bit thin and had some plot holes IMHO.

Some bonus points for great examples on capitalist co-optation of liberal ideas (fucking diversity otter)

The start was mostly the protagonists thoughts and felt a bit slow but it helped shape Jodahs and the more it progressed the better I liked it. Expected a bit more about Mars but didn't mind this being something else.

Butler knowing about Alpha Males way before the rest of us

@tofuwabohu@subversive.zone @luce@eldritch.cafe hard to put away, really! I'll probably start Imago today 😊

As the first book, world- and character building are amazing. Somehow, the first book seems like nothing more than a setup for this in hindsight. Finishing this, I can't wait for the next one, to see how the plan Akin spun unfolds. Admittedly I have been a hard time following the dialogues when more than 2 Oankali were involved, but I think I can follow and understand Akin pretty well thanks to how Butler described him.

I didn't notice I'm reading a book from the eighties until I looked up from when the book is. Beside some words that are rare today and some historical mentions, the series could have been written now.

I feel like something like this happens every other chapter

I didn't read the blurb again and was surprised by the start, even though I should have expected it after the ending of the last. That not gonna happen again at book #3!

I hadn't really read the blurb and was just going by recommendations, not really knowing what to expect except for an interesting world. This wasn't wrong but I didn't expect Dawn to be this thrilling and chilling at the same time. Definitely continuing this series

Liked it a lot. First 40k novel I've read in years but also different from the ones I know. Probably a bit more playful? Idk how to put it