Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 28/03/2025maybe this is just a difference in storytelling at the time and/or my personal preferences, but, it's got a very strong "tell, don't show" vibe that I don't like there's very little subtext, it's all, uh, supertext (?) 12730
Sophie A. @snekmom.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I think it might be an artifact of it's time and the style of storytelling. When I think back to sci-fi books of the time I get a similar vibe. Like A Fall of Moondust by Clarke is very exposition-y 030