Not sure I cared that much for the plot, but I really liked the language and some of the quit out there ideas… Also, I might have to reread the originaNot sure I cared that much for the plot, but I really liked the language and some of the quit out there ideas… Also, I might have to reread the original again…....more
Damn, what a rough read (in a good way). As a white early 50s male from Europe intergenerational trauma isn’t a thing I grew up dealing with or thinkinDamn, what a rough read (in a good way). As a white early 50s male from Europe intergenerational trauma isn’t a thing I grew up dealing with or thinking about This is an extremely captivating and insightful take on it....more
Just a couple of chapters in, and this already feels like some horrible, narrow minded YA future war story. It’s badly written, has incompetent world bJust a couple of chapters in, and this already feels like some horrible, narrow minded YA future war story. It’s badly written, has incompetent world building and flat characters. I hope this will not be a waste of time… To be clear: just because a story includes elements of LGBTness and something or other about Dacian and AI does not make it a story that is worth publishing! (Clearly a lot of critics fell for that, and I guess never read the book but just the publishers pitch)...more
Intriguing premise Awfully written. Classic hardscifi of a writer who doesn’t u der Stand pace and relevance. Preachy as fuck. And seems to push some weIntriguing premise Awfully written. Classic hardscifi of a writer who doesn’t u der Stand pace and relevance. Preachy as fuck. And seems to push some weird values. Quite creepy. Lost me, even as I tried and wanted this to be good Also some weird ‘sexism’ as if this was a 60s SF - or maybe it s just the sexual yearnings of a geek who never became more emotionally mature (or it s all very clever bad badly done so that cleverness doesn’t come across) Ultimately this is not a novel: it s an accumulation of ideas and stories in the same universe which don’t really carry more than a paragraph’s value. Considering that some of the Silicon Valley guys like this (for obvious nasty reasons) it’s really really bad. Any Rand can at least put her nasty little thoughts in good prose. Brin can’t even do that....more
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