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Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
1.0
The book does not have a narrative or a plot. It simply describes, in too much laborious detail, people in a futuristic society. It has the feel of a book created from many short stories, unsuccessfully merged into a book, like Frankenstein was created from different body parts. This is actually indicated at the end of the book where extended copyright to most of the chapters are described.
The praise that other authors have given the book does not match the content, so I wonder how much of it they have actually read, or if they simply got commission from the publisher to write positive reviews.
The author does have some skill in writing descriptions and has managed to conjure an interesting society. This alone would have qualified for two stars. But the lack of any plot and disregard for what makes a story interesting makes this a book that cannot be recommended.
The praise that other authors have given the book does not match the content, so I wonder how much of it they have actually read, or if they simply got commission from the publisher to write positive reviews.
The author does have some skill in writing descriptions and has managed to conjure an interesting society. This alone would have qualified for two stars. But the lack of any plot and disregard for what makes a story interesting makes this a book that cannot be recommended.