Mr. McDonald really made me work to understand this book. He has created a complex future society, different from any I have encountered in SF, and he doesn't bother to explain it. He just drops you in the deep end. I was about 160 pages into the story before I felt I knew what was going on.
However, I found the book worth the work. His world is new and absorbing, full of unexpected, but dazzling twists. I certainly have never run into a lot of these ideas before.
On the down side, I never did get all the characters straight. Maybe I am having a slow week, but only two became clear to me.
Still if you want something very different and are willing to do the work, this just might be your book.
However, I found the book worth the work. His world is new and absorbing, full of unexpected, but dazzling twists. I certainly have never run into a lot of these ideas before.
On the down side, I never did get all the characters straight. Maybe I am having a slow week, but only two became clear to me.
Still if you want something very different and are willing to do the work, this just might be your book.
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