Unfortunately, so often I found that the telling of these things came alongside a useless lack of showing. We’re told that she cares about a lot of things. We’re told that she loves Alan and her team members. As a result, it becomes incredibly difficult to believe that she cares about anything. Point blank, Kira never truly seems to deal with traumatic events in the way a real person would. The most stark of these issues lies with main character, Kira herself.
The problem is that it’s so minute in comparison with everything all the other characters go through. And it’s all based around the trauma of isolation. What Paolini did here was actually rather impressive (I loved him). It’s funny, because he does a little bit with the shipmind ,Gregorovitch. But, if he’s going to do that much research on science, why the hell couldn’t he do so for psychology? The fact that he wanted to tell a science fiction story with as much scientific accuracy has he could is nothing short of amazing. I find it admirable that a massive amount of research went into Paolini’s writing process for this novel. But despite having a brilliant plot and incredibly well-written action sequences, Paolini utterly fails at portraying emotion. At times, you truly feel like they could be real people. They have incredible personalities and you have ample time to get to know them. Perhaps it’s ironic, but my biggest gripe with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is the characters. So, if incredible (almost suffocating) length is what I have to pay in order to have a brilliant plot? Hey, I’ll pay it. The plot, by far, is this novel’s greatest strength. There are so many interwoven pieces to it that you can’t help leaving the book feeling impressed. If there’s anything about this story superbly well done, it was the plot. But, at the same time, I also really enjoyed the intricacies of the plot he created. In a sense, it almost felt as though Paolini was trying to drag out his story for no reason. I was proven wrong every time I felt certain the book was about to reach a climax and soon, conclusion. Hours in and I just stared at it, wondering how I had 60% left of the book to go. Much to my dismay, as I journeyed further and further into this one I kept feeling astounded at how much time I’d spent with it and how much time I had still further to go. In other words, long stories can be wonderful.
Authors who are able to write more and more content for brilliant characters are amazing. The truth is, there’s a lot to this book and I almost feel at a loss as for where to start. Truthfully, I feel like delving any further into the premise would be to fall dangerously into spoiler territory. The basic premise of this book is the experience of a young xenobiologist, Kira Navárez, when she finds an alien artifact that changes the course of her life forever.
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