A review by metatronlives
Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh

4.75

As near a perfect sci-fi book as you can get. Loved every single moment of it; and it's so long, too, it's any highlighting will necessarily miss some. 

That being said:

The rape scene, and Justin's narrative voice in general; the contrast between Ari's extremely fun voice and her horrid, horrid actions; the constant parallelisms of manipulation, design, and control; Grant and Justin's relationship, and it's simultaneous emotional weight and moral quandary; and the fundamental question: we all manipulate each other, and society, so where do we draw the line (certainly, before we get to brainwashed slaves)