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Originally Posted by Geralt
Fantasy which I mostly read has been really thriving for the past few years. The problem I have with science fiction in particular (not fantasy or horror) is that lots of books are very cold when it comes to characters. Most of what I've read wants to deal with big ideas and concepts, and character development takes the back seat. There are always exceptions of course and some of those exceptions are my favorite books (for example The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, but that's an old book I know).
Maybe my viewpoint is skewed because as a fantasy reader my number one interest is in characters, then comes the world building, and then the plot. But from what I've heard from my fellow fantasy readers a lot of them have the same problem, where SF is too dry, sterile and cold. I tend to agree in general.
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I know what you mean. I tried reading Ancillary Justice. It's in the first-person, which I don't like much. I could have dealt with that, but the voice of the protagonist didn't grab me. It felt a tad distant. I might try again.
Banks got it right. He talked about all the big stuff, but his characters were alive.