Welcome to Quill Quotes Book Club’s discussion of The Long Game by Ann Leckie! We hope you enjoyed the book. Note, that this discussion covers the full book and will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t finished reading yet you may want to go back to The Far Reaches Collection Summary Page for the other book discussions.
Brooke’s Thoughts
I really enjoyed this one. This is the first in the collection that I thought actually made a good short story. The rest I thought weren’t developed enough or I thought could be better as a book. The story portrayed today’s society really well in that humans tend to only care about species that are cute and even then they don’t want to actively do anything to help. Corporations will do just enough to not upset the general public and will only go above and beyond if it has some benefit to them. I also liked the idea of making the next generation better and starting something good now even if you can’t enjoy the benefits yourself. I gave it 4.5 stars.
Favorite Quote
“Nobody can conquer you unless you let them. The real destruction happens inside you. As long as you’re fighting, you’re free.”
– Ann Leckie, The Long Game
Kevin’s Thoughts
I didn’t like this one at all. I’m not sure what it was but I couldn’t get into the aliens and never got a feel for what they’re like. It’s probably the point of the story but I couldn’t see the reason humans would keep them alive unless they’re creating the resources or something that humans went to their planet for. Too similar to Avatar for me with the aliens being even further behind humans. Maybe if the story went further to see the aliens develop further but hard to believe humans would basically teach them everything for them to create a resistance and become a threat.
Favorite Quote
“All of us, no matter how long we live. Everyone dies, in the end.”
– Ann Leckie, The Long Game
The Long Game Discussion Prompts/Questions
Feel free to comment whatever thoughts and questions you have! But if you aren’t sure where to start, consider some of the prompts/questions below:
- Do you think that humans tend not to help unless it benefits them in some way?
- Would you want to keep the aliens alive?
- Did you read or listen to the book? Did you like the narrator?
- Do you live day to day or do you have a long game plan?
- Share a favorite quote!
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