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A review by suzemo
My Real Children by Jo Walton
5.0
I'm already a little pro-Jo biased, so take this for what it's worth.
This is a fantastically written story with two parallel alt-history timelines (and they're both alt-history from ours, but not unreasonably, crazily so). The book is 100% character driven, and pretty much the entire back third of the book had me in near tears.
Patricia/Patsy/Tricia/Pat/Trish remembers two different timelines - one where she is happier, but one where the world is better. And it all begins with a single choice. In the end, I still can't tell you which life she should have or would have chosen.
And I still don't know what choice I would make.
This is a fantastically written story with two parallel alt-history timelines (and they're both alt-history from ours, but not unreasonably, crazily so). The book is 100% character driven, and pretty much the entire back third of the book had me in near tears.
Patricia/Patsy/Tricia/Pat/Trish remembers two different timelines - one where she is happier, but one where the world is better. And it all begins with a single choice. In the end, I still can't tell you which life she should have or would have chosen.
And I still don't know what choice I would make.