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Remnant Population
by Elizabeth Moon
Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel in 1997
Premise: Ganked from Goodreads:
For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia’s home. On this planet far away in space and time from the world of her youth, she has lived and loved, weathered the death of her husband, raised her one surviving child, lovingly tended her garden, and grown placidly old. And it is here that she fully expects to finish out her days–until the shifting corporate fortunes...
My Rating: 3.5 Worth the Time
Elizabeth Moon really dove into the depths of age in the
character of Ofelia. I enjoyed her depth
of experience and wisdom. I love the way
Ofelia grew & adapted to accept herself and fulfill her own wishes and
dreams. Ofelia is a great person. Someone I could look up to, honor. Moon changes age from being something horrible
or fearful into something satisfying.
The planet is amazing.
The difference between Terra-forming ground the colonists cultivated and
the local vegetation is defined and specific.
When the indigenes show up on the scene, they are so completely un-human
and intelligent. I really enjoyed the
different language and communication and culture. The People humming and drumming was just
delightful as was the significance of left hand, right hand.
For me, it started very slowly and I tired of the
repetitiveness of Ofelia figuring out what she wanted to wear. I accept the concept that the clothing
question was a piece of a larger whole, but I would have enjoyed different
aspects to convey the idea, personally. It
might not have made as big of a difference for me, except I was at the beach
and between the slow beginning and the rhythmic waves, I got more resting than
reading done.
I really liked the idea of respecting all people and not
assuming one is better at something based on schooling or classification.
