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The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
3.0
Eh. The End of Mr. Y wasn't bad at all, but I didn't love it. I thought Thomas was trying too hard to make Ariel's character unemotional, bad-ass, and masculine (having traits that are the opposite of traditionally feminine traits) which is a reactionary character type in sci-fi and speculative fiction that just drives me up the wall. And there was a pretty big logic hole* in the final act that I couldn't stop thinking about.
But! This was an enjoyable train read anyway.
*Spoiler: destroying the book wouldn't make the MindSpace cease to exist, since the doctor knew about it before Mr Y did, right? It wasn't Lumas' creation, so it existed before he did and would exist after. Or did I misunderstand something? Also, I've got big problems with the whole "thoughts are made of the same stuff as matter" argument.
But! This was an enjoyable train read anyway.
*Spoiler: destroying the book wouldn't make the MindSpace cease to exist, since the doctor knew about it before Mr Y did, right? It wasn't Lumas' creation, so it existed before he did and would exist after. Or did I misunderstand something? Also, I've got big problems with the whole "thoughts are made of the same stuff as matter" argument.