Space Opera

English language

Published Jan. 15, 2018 by Corsair.

ISBN:
978-1-4721-1507-2
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4 stars (2 reviews)

Space Opera is a 2018 science fiction novel by Catherynne Valente, about a galactic version of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first published by Saga Press.

2 editions

A mixed bag

3 stars

As other reviews stated, this book is in the style of Douglas Adams. The main idea was what convinced me to read this book, but the story was a bit light. The chapters switched between story and background and the background chapters felt like they were written to be as wordy as possible for the sake to be as wordy as possible, a bit like this sentence. Also, the end was a bit too much Deus Ex Machina, which as a bit meh compared to the buildup.

I did enjoy the story for all its imperfections, but would not be quick to recommend it to others.

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