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The Gold Bug Variations
by Richard Powers
Many consider this to be Powers' magnum opus, so I am surprised to find that this one just did not interest me. I found the three main characters dry, and Powers repeated his metaphors over and over again until finally I had to say out loud, "I get it, dude." Another problem for me was that I was not interested in revisiting molecular biology to this degree. This is my third Powers novel, the previous two being his most recent works. I enjoyed those quite a bit so I will be coming back to Powers. This is not his magnum opus, in my opinion. I think Powers was still trying to find his stride at this point in his career.