crtsjffrsn's review

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4.0

Talk about a story that makes you think. Even a while after I've read this, I immediately find myself going back to the issues this story raised for me when I first finished it. Can one truly remain neutral in conflict? Is a decision to remain neutral an amoral decision or is it a conscious choice that brings culpability for the final outcome to the "neutral" party? And then there are the issues of parenting and nurturing. What does it mean to be a parent? How does a parent's sense of morality impact those of their children? And what if something like the fortress actually existed?

This is the kind of speculative fiction I enjoy. There's a world here that is different enough to truly stand out, but not different in ways that make it completely outside the realm of future possibility. The fiction that raises the questions of morality, especially when it comes to technology and its implications and applications.

bookaneer's review

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3.0

Starting out strong, but ending on the low note.
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