Interesting story, but none of the characters were particularly interesting or engaging. As a reader, you just didn’t care about them

If I had finished the book. The story wanders around so much I kept trying to figure out what the point of it was. It had potential but the story got lost in the story.

I thought this was a beautifully crafted tale that reflected on the best intentions and the worst instincts of humanity. It vividly illustrates how we craft religious significance to phenomena we do not understand. The evolution of two civilizations and their eventual collision make you quietly root for both sides in their struggle for survival. Personally, I thought the ending was a bit abrupt, inconsistent with the rest of the story, and tidy to the point of being anticlimactic. It’s as if an editor walked by and, with ten pages to go, said “you’d better have a happy ending”. But the philosophical journeys were enjoyable and thought provoking.

I loved the blend on the fantastical and humorous. A great read, full of characters one can attach themself too. I chance for humanity to survive. I loved this book.

A good read. A bit far fetched but hey that’s science fiction!

Incredible book, unlike anything I’ve read before.

The spider chapters stop the action in its tracks. The spider technology is ridiculous and too far fetched. The deus ex machina resolution at the end makes it all more infuriating.

I loved how different this book is. It really opened my mind on evolution and other cultures/societies.

Not what I expected - in a good way. The same tropes you see in most science fiction novels were not here. original. fantastic.

It’s a sci-fi dream written in a fantastic culminating form. If you are a scientist, do not miss this fictional masterpiece.