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Jubilee (Jubilee #1)
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bookshelves: in-the-nick-of-time-too-much, worldbuilding-sf, single-pov, scifi-part-significant, angry-and-helpless
Nov 29, 2025
bookshelves: in-the-nick-of-time-too-much, worldbuilding-sf, single-pov, scifi-part-significant, angry-and-helpless
Fantastic far future story with amazing world building and characters. Would've been perfect book but is, unfortunately, brought down by bad story decisions and plot devices.
At some point, in the middle, introduced is an invisibility device, which is not good thing at all. It moves story forward but serves as a plot device. With ability powerful like that much more could've been achieved. So it takes away from characters, makes them less smart. Story starts feel more magical from now.
Contains few explicit violence scenes that are tied to politics. Which is the background theme. Which together, takes away from the enjoyment. Main character acts irrationally at certain places. He takes too much risk and puts himself and friends at great danger needlessly.
Fortunately, other book features don't drop in quality. Very good prose and world building continues through the rest. Rich technology, whenever used for good or bad, makes it not only s-f, but a good post-humanist story.
At some point, in the middle, introduced is an invisibility device, which is not good thing at all. It moves story forward but serves as a plot device. With ability powerful like that much more could've been achieved. So it takes away from characters, makes them less smart. Story starts feel more magical from now.
Contains few explicit violence scenes that are tied to politics. Which is the background theme. Which together, takes away from the enjoyment. Main character acts irrationally at certain places. He takes too much risk and puts himself and friends at great danger needlessly.
Fortunately, other book features don't drop in quality. Very good prose and world building continues through the rest. Rich technology, whenever used for good or bad, makes it not only s-f, but a good post-humanist story.
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Reading Progress
November 21, 2025
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Started Reading
November 21, 2025
– Shelved
November 21, 2025
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5.0%
November 24, 2025
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50.0%
"Wow, this book is pretty good. At this point at least. Low scores it gets must be from all those violence scenes in it. World building and characters are amazing. 5 Star candidate."
page
144
November 25, 2025
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60.42%
"It goes into magic. Invisibility. Step down in quality, unfortunately. Considering it a plot device."
page
174
November 29, 2025
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Finished Reading