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All Systems Red

Martha Wells

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0/10

How central romantic relationships are to the book.

Little or noneOriginal profileAt the heart of it
9/10

How much physical action, combat, and confrontation drive the book.

QuietOriginal profileAction-packed
5/10

How much the book revolves around questions, secrets, and discovery.

Few secretsOriginal profileFull of questions
5/10

The strength of dread, cruelty, loss, and disturbing atmosphere.

LightOriginal profileVery dark
9/10

The speed and momentum of the reading experience.

ReflectiveOriginal profileRelentless
More ways to mix Worldbuilding, humor, emotion & complexity
8/10

How much attention the book gives its setting, history, and rules.

MinimalOriginal profileDeeply developed
8/10

The prominence of wit, banter, satire, and comedy.

SeriousOriginal profileVery funny
6/10

The emotional weight of relationships, loss, and character choices.

GentleOriginal profilePowerful
5/10

How demanding the prose, structure, systems, and ideas are to follow.

Easy to enterOriginal profileDemanding
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The Martian

By Andy Weir

Romance at 0/10 matches All Systems Red; Darkness at 4/10 is 1 point from All Systems Red's 5/10.

  • Romance 0/10
  • Darkness 4/10
  • Pacing 8/10

What changes: less action (6/10; All Systems Red 9/10); more mystery (7/10; All Systems Red 5/10).

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Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

Romance at 0/10 matches All Systems Red; Darkness at 5/10 matches All Systems Red.

  • Romance 0/10
  • Darkness 5/10
  • Worldbuilding 8/10

What changes: more mystery (9/10; All Systems Red 5/10); more emotional intensity (9/10; All Systems Red 6/10).

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Red Rising

By Pierce Brown

Pacing at 9/10 matches All Systems Red; Action at 10/10 is 1 point from All Systems Red's 9/10.

  • Pacing 9/10
  • Action 10/10
  • Mystery 6/10

What changes: a darker atmosphere (9/10; All Systems Red 5/10); less humor (4/10; All Systems Red 8/10).

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The Compound

By Aisling Rawle

Humor at 8/10 matches All Systems Red; Worldbuilding at 7/10 is 1 point from All Systems Red's 8/10.

  • Humor 8/10
  • Worldbuilding 7/10
  • Emotional intensity 5/10

What changes: less action (4/10; All Systems Red 9/10); more romance (3/10; All Systems Red 0/10).

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Timeline

By Michael Crichton

Darkness at 5/10 matches All Systems Red; Romance at 1/10 is 1 point from All Systems Red's 0/10.

  • Darkness 5/10
  • Romance 1/10
  • Mystery 6/10

What changes: less humor (2/10; All Systems Red 8/10); less action (5/10; All Systems Red 9/10).

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