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A review by stevereally
Infoquake by David Louis Edelman
3.0
Fairly interesting as long as you're at least something of a science fiction fan.
It's set at least five or six hundred years in the future and has a detailed backstory. So much so, in fact, that there's actually a glossary and timeline at the back of the book. On the one hand, it's cool that Edelman's built such a detailed world from the ground up. On the other hand, it makes it a little harder for the reader to relate to the characters, since the experiences of their lives are so foreign to our own.
The characters aren't really fascinating, but they're developed well enough for a book that should be at least as much about the plot. The story, though, is likewise good but not great. Again, the technological and societal differences and innovations are intriguing. But the narrative is way too much about the business world of Edelman's far future to be terribly compelling if you're not generally very interested in business.
Since I won a free copy from the author (autographed, w00t!) a couple of months ago, I was actually long overdue to read this now. But it's probably not all that urgent in general. It's fun, thought-provoking, and light, and I'd like to read the sequels, I suppose, which it very directly leads into. But I'm not giving them a very high priority nor would I recommend all that high priority for this itself if you've got other stuff you're very eager for.
It's set at least five or six hundred years in the future and has a detailed backstory. So much so, in fact, that there's actually a glossary and timeline at the back of the book. On the one hand, it's cool that Edelman's built such a detailed world from the ground up. On the other hand, it makes it a little harder for the reader to relate to the characters, since the experiences of their lives are so foreign to our own.
The characters aren't really fascinating, but they're developed well enough for a book that should be at least as much about the plot. The story, though, is likewise good but not great. Again, the technological and societal differences and innovations are intriguing. But the narrative is way too much about the business world of Edelman's far future to be terribly compelling if you're not generally very interested in business.
Since I won a free copy from the author (autographed, w00t!) a couple of months ago, I was actually long overdue to read this now. But it's probably not all that urgent in general. It's fun, thought-provoking, and light, and I'd like to read the sequels, I suppose, which it very directly leads into. But I'm not giving them a very high priority nor would I recommend all that high priority for this itself if you've got other stuff you're very eager for.