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A review by zluke
Twinmaker by Sean Williams
5.0
I absolutely loved this book, it had me hooked right from the start. Clair seemed very real to me and I could understand her motivations to help her friends and discover what was going on. She remained skeptical and didn't take things at face value and so I loved her as a character.
Her romances were not overplayed and wasn't a major part of the plot, which made it so much more believable. Her feelings developed slowly and we're taken on that journey with her as she discovers herself and realises things for herself.
I can completely understand people wanting to improve themselves and I think it raises important moral and ethical dilemmas about how far we should be able to go in doing so. I liked seeing multiple sides to the debate, with most people blindly trusting the technology, but there also being people who rejected it or had been hurt by it, and people who were exploiting it.
I liked that heterosexuality was not always assumed, but I'm not sure if it's was just for queer-baiting purposes as nothing concrete seems to happen, and Clair only kisses men. I also exclaimed out loud in delight when gender reassignment was mentioned, because that is something rarely discussed in mainstream sci-fi so I was happy to see it get a mention. I'd love for this series to get more queer, but I don't have huge hopes for that happening.
Her romances were not overplayed and wasn't a major part of the plot, which made it so much more believable. Her feelings developed slowly and we're taken on that journey with her as she discovers herself and realises things for herself.
I can completely understand people wanting to improve themselves and I think it raises important moral and ethical dilemmas about how far we should be able to go in doing so. I liked seeing multiple sides to the debate, with most people blindly trusting the technology, but there also being people who rejected it or had been hurt by it, and people who were exploiting it.
I liked that heterosexuality was not always assumed, but I'm not sure if it's was just for queer-baiting purposes as nothing concrete seems to happen, and Clair only kisses men. I also exclaimed out loud in delight when gender reassignment was mentioned, because that is something rarely discussed in mainstream sci-fi so I was happy to see it get a mention. I'd love for this series to get more queer, but I don't have huge hopes for that happening.