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joelh.social · @joelh.social@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Ancillary Sword 6/10

I feel REALLY conflicted about this book. I enjoyed it through and through, but it was slow as hell and there really isn't much payoff to the many story threads. <br/><br/>I'll probably read the third in the series because I love the world that Leckie has created, but this book was a swing and a miss for me.<br/><br/>Random thoughts: <br/><br/>- A main protagonist I liked is still around but... Wasn't really used in the plot much at all?<br/><br/>- This book is all about how imperialism is bad but it also leans on the "white saviour" trope HEAVILY. Braq is just too perfect and solves everyone's problems. Blah.<br/><br/>- What was the point of this book? It really felt like a long setup for a final chapter in the trilogy.<br/><br/>- I honestly like all the tea drinking and politics but it's a bit much at times.<br/><br/>- "Baby lieutenants" are aborable little imperialists.

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Published 2025-11-09 20:34 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere