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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Outdated ableist language, entertaining premise. Far easier to visualize than Dichronauts, which was not a great introduction to Egan's work.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Neat, but not a book that would have turned me into the avid Egan fan that "Schild's Ladder" and "Permutation City" turned me into. And "Diaspora" and "Axiomatic" kept me being.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A philosophical tour de force into the realm of reality exposed to quantum mechanical rules, disguised as hard Sf.
For most of the time i had trouble categorizing what type of story i was reading, on the surface it's a straight forward hard SF novel in cyberpunk setting where the Earth has been cut off from the rest of the universe by a barrier, but then there's the side story about quantum mechanical rules applying on the macro level controlled by the conscious mind though a mysterious mind app.
The two storylines comes together in the end, not that everything are explained or even makes sense, but enough to tie off the storylines.
The story is interesting and quite catching but suffers from some heavy and clumsily executed infodumps.
The main concept reminded me a little of Le Guin's [b:The Lathe of Heaven|59924|The Lathe of Heaven|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433084322l/59924._SX50_.jpg|425872] just a little more entertaining.
For most of the time i had trouble categorizing what type of story i was reading, on the surface it's a straight forward hard SF novel in cyberpunk setting where the Earth has been cut off from the rest of the universe by a barrier, but then there's the side story about quantum mechanical rules applying on the macro level controlled by the conscious mind though a mysterious mind app.
The two storylines comes together in the end, not that everything are explained or even makes sense, but enough to tie off the storylines.
The story is interesting and quite catching but suffers from some heavy and clumsily executed infodumps.
The main concept reminded me a little of Le Guin's [b:The Lathe of Heaven|59924|The Lathe of Heaven|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433084322l/59924._SX50_.jpg|425872] just a little more entertaining.
Fascinating, lots of philosophy on quantum possibilities. Did not really connect with the characters though.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A great cyber punk, sci fi, easy reading, understandable and compelling read.
It have a great resolution (or does it?).
I can't recall how I got turned on to Greg Egan, and this is his first novel that I have read, and look forward to reading the rest of his body of work.
Highly recommend.
It have a great resolution (or does it?).
I can't recall how I got turned on to Greg Egan, and this is his first novel that I have read, and look forward to reading the rest of his body of work.
Highly recommend.
I have a hard time rating this book. I recently read too many books about and have thought too much about how the observer in quantum physics creates reality. From the description of this book I didn’t expect it to be about that at all. This is probably a great book but my enjoyment of it was greatly diminished.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes