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A review by geekwayne
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
4.0
‘China Mountain Zhang’ by Maureen F. McHugh was the September pick for my online book club. It’s also a novel I’ve been wanting to read for a while.
This is a mosaic novel set in a future America that has been ‘cleansed’ by China. The main character lives a couple of dual lives and keeps his identity hidden. He takes engineering jobs in Baffin Bay and China and tutors a man living in a commune on Mars. There is the strange world of cyber-kite fliers as well as the illegal pressball game. Through it all the life of China Mountain Zhang, also known as Rafael, weaves.
I really enjoyed this series of linked stories. The worldbuilding is pretty tremendous, and I liked the themes of isolation and loneliness.
This is a mosaic novel set in a future America that has been ‘cleansed’ by China. The main character lives a couple of dual lives and keeps his identity hidden. He takes engineering jobs in Baffin Bay and China and tutors a man living in a commune on Mars. There is the strange world of cyber-kite fliers as well as the illegal pressball game. Through it all the life of China Mountain Zhang, also known as Rafael, weaves.
I really enjoyed this series of linked stories. The worldbuilding is pretty tremendous, and I liked the themes of isolation and loneliness.