A review by matosapa
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre

2.0

I'm not sure why this book didn't work for me but it didn't. I like strong female characters (check), interesting post-apocalypse settings (check) and unique mechanics (healing through tailored snake venom) but it never came together for me. One possibility was the unending series of bad things that happened to the main character. It was surprising at first but quickly my feelings changed to depression as yet more bad things happened.
I did like the concepts underlying the main story - gene manipulation, alien tech, enclaves, etc. - and a few of the story characters.