The Light Brigade Paperback – Import, 21 May 2019

This is a very clever story (and was well recommended by my SF Book Club) but I found it confusing to read and, in the end, a confused story and climax. The author was clearly aiming for this with the structure of the book but I don't think she quite pulled it off (well for this reader at least). I'm glad I've read it as I can now join the conversation about it but it's not one I would re-read.

A very timely book, but timeless too. A well-crafted book that is easy to read despite there being lots of ambiguity in its early moments.I want to read more of her writing!

didn't start well, couldn't finish

A premissa é cientificamente ridícula. Mas resolvi ler mesmo assim por se tratar de sci-fi militar e ser uma leitura leve. Mas a história não tem nada de muito bom. O protagonista é burro e ainda "salva o mundo" no final do dia (NO SPOILER). Foi uma clara tentativa de ser como Tropas Estelares no estilo Guerra do Velho. Falhou.

This book was honestly so good I'm struggling to describe how much I liked it without spoiling it. When I read this, I'd only skimmed the summary and hadn't read any reviews, so I didn't really know what to expect. That's probably the best approach to this book, but since you're reading this, it's already too late for you. Bummer! What I will say, is this was a phenomenally written story in every sense of the word. The writing is gorgeous- the sentences short and brutal, but filled with so much detail and world-building. The characters are fascinating, even as some of them remain mysteries to the reader- but you grow to know enough of them through the protagonist, Dietz. I didn't really love the protagonist at first, but they grow on you and their journey and evolution over the course of the story is really incredible.The plot itself- and the time skip element within it, was possibly my favorite element of the novel. Essentially Dietz is being thrown around in time, within a fixed loop of the war. It's disorienting both for Dietz and the reader, but the author demonstrates a tight control over the narrative, which is crucial when the book jumps back and forth over time, and is interspersed with interludes between a subject (S) and their interrogator (I). In lesser hands, this book could've easily descended into a sloppy, muddled mess. But instead it was clear, fascinating, and the slow reveals of what was actually happening were so satisfying. You definitely had to work a bit to figure out what was going on, and a debatable weakness of the story was that it never really gave you the full answers to everything, but the journey was worth it.I can't recommend this book highly enough. It had shades of "Old Man's War" and "Red Rising" mixed with something extremely unique. Off I go to stalk the rest of the author's publications! And if you're still debating - get this book. It'll reel you in to it's wild, violent, bombastic world within a few pages, and if you're like me, you won't be able to put it down.