A review by ergative
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

Did not finish book. Stopped at 70%.

 I tried. I read up to 70%, and then put it down and when I picked it up again I couldn't make myself care. The motivations make no sense; the worldbuilding seems arbitrary and haphazard; the plot is meandering and desultory. I didn't care about any of the characters. I had no sense of wonder from the magic.