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I was optimistic about this book when I started. It introduced a big SciFi idea and proceeded to explore it well. The titular idea may have originated elsewhere, but this is my first exposure to it. Terrific!
The middle third of the book dragged. Toby was pulled this way and that, sometimes making impulsive decisions for no logical reason. The story seemed both frenetic and directionless. I came close to dropping it.
I never truly grasped why a government-mandated schedule was so critical to the whole thing. We're told that the wake-cycle defines a political group of planets and is also mandated within that group. The explanation of why that is necessary, for the empire to survive, is weak.
The final 20% made up for a multitude of sins. Sure, the sappy resolution relied on the bad guys being reluctant to go "full evil." But that's a bet that family members would likely make with each other. In this case, it worked out.
The middle third of the book dragged. Toby was pulled this way and that, sometimes making impulsive decisions for no logical reason. The story seemed both frenetic and directionless. I came close to dropping it.
I never truly grasped why a government-mandated schedule was so critical to the whole thing. We're told that the wake-cycle defines a political group of planets and is also mandated within that group. The explanation of why that is necessary, for the empire to survive, is weak.
The final 20% made up for a multitude of sins. Sure, the sappy resolution relied on the bad guys being reluctant to go "full evil." But that's a bet that family members would likely make with each other. In this case, it worked out.