A review by kdahlo
Network Effect by Martha Wells

5.0

I tried really hard to read this book slowly because I like these books a lot, and I used this book as a reward for myself for getting work done. I had a few very productive work days and still read this book quite quickly. Perhaps obvious caveat that this is #5 in a series and I don't think you are likely to like this book if you didn't like prior entries in the series. I can't tell if it would work as a standalone book, probably? But why not just read the series? This book had some great themes that felt relevant to me, personally, as a foster parent who is dealing with the emotions around having your kid go out into the world and away from you, and as a person who sometimes imagines there are areas of human experience that they only have partial access to. Your mileage may vary.