raconteur reviewed on 5/31/2011 + 168 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I found this book to be, mildly disgusting. And I'm not talking about the regeneration of body parts, and the excess growth of new ones! That was, actually, pretty unique. I enjoyed the differing talents each family had. And the, very general, premise - finding a way off the planet through trade with the government who put them there - was very interesting.

However, I found the main character's actions to be morally reprehensible and disgusting. I wanted someone to kill him before the end. You know it's not a good story if you want the main character to die, painfully and for good.

Moreover, I did not like the sexist, patriarchal overtones of the novel.

I really enjoyed some of Card's other novels. But, this one, I couldn't even get through halfway before resorting to skimming.

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