Don't be Intimidated by the Length

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I definitely recommend this book to Sci-Fi fans and complex thinkers. You should not be scared away by the length because the type is large and the pace is steady so it is still a fast-paced read. The book does not leave out any details and is great for those who like world building. The characters are interesting but I agree with others that some side characters are very one dimensional. Overall this book left me satisfied and I enjoyed imagining the life on Mars that the author and translator so carefully construct. It was a unique setup because it would have been easy to write about the Mercury group's time on Earth or the Civil War of humankind, but the story picks up after all of this and focuses on complex issues that humanity might face when constructing a new society with components that draw from both the Terran and Martian ways of living. It is a book to take your time with and ponder the many quotable dialogues.