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n_lallo 's review for:
The Quantum Thief
by Hannu Rajaniemi
I adore this book.
But I'm aware that it's not an easy book, and assumes a lot from the reader in terms of their prior sci-fi knowledge. But it's a great book because it takes everything so much further than almost all other sci-fi novels do, even though, in order to build on top of those previous works, it has to assume that you've also read some number of them already. That you are already aware and have thought about a lot of the wild concepts and ideas. And even then it is still challenging at times, but that challenge and all those questions that I was juggling in my head as I read it was also why I loved it, it made things interesting and kept me hungry for answers.
I also loved the prose, and how it paints the scenes. Sci-fi as a genre can often get rather dry, when it just tries to explain things. This book doesn't explain things, it tells a story.
But I'm aware that it's not an easy book, and assumes a lot from the reader in terms of their prior sci-fi knowledge. But it's a great book because it takes everything so much further than almost all other sci-fi novels do, even though, in order to build on top of those previous works, it has to assume that you've also read some number of them already. That you are already aware and have thought about a lot of the wild concepts and ideas. And even then it is still challenging at times, but that challenge and all those questions that I was juggling in my head as I read it was also why I loved it, it made things interesting and kept me hungry for answers.
I also loved the prose, and how it paints the scenes. Sci-fi as a genre can often get rather dry, when it just tries to explain things. This book doesn't explain things, it tells a story.