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A review by blherrou
Echopraxia by Peter Watts
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Watts tries here to replicate his success with Blindsight, but with a different theme. Unfortunately, it just doesn't quite land. Echopraxia's musings on the nature of God/existence are less convincing and less impactful than Blindsight's assault on our beliefs about consciousness. And the chief weakness of Blindsight - that it can get quite confusing and difficult to follow - is here in spades.
Still, Echopraxia is an engaging novel with a protagonist we can identify with. It provides some additional development of Blindsight's themes and setting, and I don't regret reading it. Blindsight is an absolute must read if you haven't already. Echopraxia is a good SF book.
Still, Echopraxia is an engaging novel with a protagonist we can identify with. It provides some additional development of Blindsight's themes and setting, and I don't regret reading it. Blindsight is an absolute must read if you haven't already. Echopraxia is a good SF book.