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In the first book it was implied there were all these unwritten rules you had to figure out and in this book it's made clear new residents are typically given an actual book of rules to memorize.

It's not clear to me why Pilcher thinks any of this will work psychologically. He's someone who derives an enormous sense of purpose from his work, yet the work he assigns the residents is so meaningless as to be almost completely pointless. Spending time reading sounds great, but the books are limited and I imagine there would be some concern about going through them in short order. Aside from teaching and maybe playing the piano nightly, it seems like most jobs only require people perform them a few times a year. So what is the point of even having a realtor or a hotel or lawyer (just the one ? Not even allowing for opposing counsel?).

It just seems like a massive blind spot in an otherwise carefully crafted plan. We're already studying the psychological effects of a trip to Mars and it's like it didn't occur to him that this kind of life would be hard for people not raised into it. It's this weird ground where everything is supposed to feel normal but isn't, but so many things are dictated from on high it's never going to seem normal.

I liked the Speakeasy, although you'd think it would be difficult to hide that many people moving after hours at once.

I'm not sure where Pilcher's hared off to. I completely buy that he'd take his ball and go home, except where is there to go unless there's another facility somewhere.

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youngthespian42's review against another edition

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5.0

Crouch does not disappoint. With the world building set up in book 1, Wayward spends more time building out a cast of characters and their relationships. With the mystery of the first book gone I was afraid the pulsing action and stakes would falter in book two but this booked zoomed by just like the first one. The ending is a bombshell and I cannot wait to finish the trilogy.

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4.25

I devoured this- it was so fast, with so much happening, and twists I didn’t expect. Still felt short- the characters aren’t really developed, it’s almost entirely plot driven. But still very exciting, and ends on a huge cliffhanger