Darthauthor

Unique things about it

Revisado: 03-23-25

The main character has some good writing that makes Ash feel believable.

It is kind of messed up. NOT a happy ending Disney story here. I like the particularly interesting details that feel signature to the story. One example of which is the supernatural beings pond reflects an image of an idealized version of yourself when you see your reflection and how it does not work if anyone else is looking. The story is good enough that it gets away with never having to explain who found the pond or figured out how to make trades. I was also very entertained by the story elements of the town’s people (Traders) who turn on one another to get access to a particular body part. It highlights the corruption of humans rather than explicitly making the supernatural being make people do bad things. I feel a story or prequel could be made about people finding out about the pond. About the town sheriff having to do detective work to figure out who has what body part or arranged for someone to be murdered or taken 10 miles out of town. I feel that maybe the book didn’t have to be one book but could have been a series.

The parts about it that were good are authentically good.
It left me wanting more of the story.

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Concept Rich Plot Poor

Revisado: 04-12-22

The voice actor does a good job. I give credit to the director too.

The problem I have is with the story itself.

I accept that some challenge must exist for the main character to have to overcome in their journey but the author does not let them. Sanderson hands the main character helpt to advance the plot.

Spoiler Alter.

I enjoyed the world Sanderson created but it begs the intelligence of the reader in plot.

Detritus, the home planet of the main character Spensa is a world aliens have allowed humans to remain on as a sort of preserve. The aliens never explain that if humanity just stayed on the planet without trying to build ships to leave they wouldn't bomb them anymore to prevent them from building a civilization capable of engineering space transports. Such ships could spread the human species across the stars. So the aliens let humans think they will be wiped out i they don't keep fight their defense force orbiting the planet.

While the main character, Spensa, begins with society against her based on a lie about her dead father. While the author hands her a free pass when her story gets tough and she would have to develop and mature as a character. For example, when the human defense force sets her up for fail her military pilots test. From out of nowhere her dead father's friend pulls his rank to get her in. On another occation she wonders cave that other people have had 80 years to search and is the only one to find a ancient human starfigher with the most advance technology on the planet. Instead of selflessly reporting her find it to her government to advance their technology she hides personal use. While the AI onboard conveniently goes from annoying to indespensible whenever the character needs it to advance the plot.

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