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Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
This book is a tour de force. It covers almost 100 years, and four generations. It's up there with books by Butler and LeGuin in its complex analysis of a changing society and deeply complicated relationships. It's really like multiple books in one, linked together. The first half I could hardly put down. The second half slows down in pace a little, but still kept me hooked it. I think my only complaint about this book is that I wish it addressed ableism and disability a bit more directly. Kress includes characters with vastly different levels of ability and intellect and discusses class. But beyond class and intelligence, only briefly brings in characters with actual disabilities and is a little abstract about where they fit into the social structures the characters live in. But the book does a great job with what it does get into. The characters think deeply about society and change their minds and change their theories again. While the book is philosophical is some ways, it is also very grounded in lively, deep, flawed, interesting characters and an engaging plot. Very thoughtful, very very good book.