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April 2016 Discussion: Red Mars (spoilers)
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WT Sharpe
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Finally finished a while ago. This book was long and seemed long. The characters were well-drawn, and...
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... I thought the resolution of Frank was well played. His guilt was never discovered, but he did die a hero. Of all the characters, his was the most complex. Hero, villain, self-serving, self-sacrificing, murderer, and savior, he played all those roles.
I did think the editing could have been tighter, and the overall length either reduced or broken into two books; probably both.
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