Finished "Translation State" by Ann Leckie, a nominee for Best Science Fiction for Goodreads in 2023.
I came into it without having any knowledge of the Imperial Radch trilogy and it works as a standalone book. It's a bit of a space opera, a bit of a fairly predictable & angsty love story, and a bit of political intrigue. It's kind of a bit of everything and I think that's why I liked it but didn't love it. 4/5 stars. #Bookstodon
@mlawton I was pretty much 5 stars for the Ancillary series & it made me a Leckie fan. I did enjoy Translation State but I gave it 3 stars. My 3-star category is very broad.
@Nonya_Bidniss I enjoyed Leckie's writing, and I really liked the three main characters. I just thought overall it was a bit messy... a Swiss-army knife when we really just wanted a fork.
I think I'll look at the Ancillary series, as I saw other positive reviews for it when looking at what others thought of Translation State.
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