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The first two sections were amazing, but the third section didn't quite live up to the same standard. 

I loved how he was able to bring to life so many different voices. Sometimes, however, the exploration of these different individuals overtook the story telling. Still, it all paid off in the end. 

A nice story, told well. A bit too character and relationship driven for my tastes. 

I really enjoyed this book, but while I enjoyed the deeper themes of religion, race, and colonial power, I actually thought the book was at its best when it was focused on the stories of individuals. I also felt that the middle section felt a bit repetitive, with too many stories that sounded very similar to each other.

I've never read a Star Trek novel before and was worried about doing so, but I was won over by the fact that the author, who also played the character on Deep Space 9, read the audio book himself. That was a big part of the pleasure of this for me, as it was really like having an extra season of DS9. But I also thought the novel was well written and engaging, even touching at times. Definitely recommend for any DS9 fans. 

The story in characters were compelling, but the writing wasn't always up to the task. 

Delightful 

Essential reading. The story of the tragedy is well told, but the book really shines in how it reveals the everyday experience of living under apartheid. 

I'd rate it higher, because I really love parts of it, but a lot of it was stuff I already knew. Definitely 5 stars for younger people who didn't live through some of this.

Great that they are writing for a general audience, and it is surprisingly readable, but a lot of people I know will be familiar with most of this. It gets more interesting towards the end.

I enjoyed it, but also found it overwrought with lots of parts that never seemed to add up.

Wonderfully translated and annotated. 

A philosophic novel that can seem immature at times but has enough flashes of insight and humor to make it still worthwhile. And an important work historically for Taiwanese literature. 

Enjoyed the beginning, when they were children, much more than the SF hipsters and techbros parts. 

As much a cultural history as a history of science. 

Something about this book struck me very differently from Never Let Me Go...

light and fun

Maybe a little dated already but still interesting. 

Fun but not as polished as his later writing 

The parts that put Blake in his historical and intellectual context were excellent and would have earned the book five stars if that was all there was. However, the parts that used contemporary science and pseudoscience to provide retroactive justification for Blake's ideas and beliefs were tedious and annoying. Unfortunately, a good third of the book was taken up by this hogwash.  

It was beautifully written, but suffered somewhat due to the predictable plot. 

Essential reading and a much needed corrective to many myths told in the press. It is very much an international relations book, however, so read some other books to get a local perspective of these events. 

Mostly pretty fun, but sometimes it feels like a few key ideas are being stretched too thin - without a strong story to prop them up. 

A masterful writer. While I enjoyed the Vox populi that makes up the bulk of the middle section of the book, its fragmentary nature left me wanting something a bit more structured.  

A powerful work. Both the words and images tell an important story, and tell it well. However, I often wished the images and text were presented separately as it would have been a bit easier to read that way. (There is a lot of text.)