so-soWhile the book has an interesting premise—Captain “Black Jack“ Geary, a hero frozen in time for a century, who wakes up to find the fleet's tactics have devolved into mindless charges—the book is heavily focused on the how of getting a fleet home, which means a lot of detailed descriptions of engagements, formation changes, and missile deployment. For military sci-fi fans, this tactical depth is the main appeal. Not for me, I expected more SciFi.
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This is one of PKD's more surreal novels, one of his later ones leading towards the VALIS books, so the plot is minimal and ideas & archetypes are prominent.
The story begins in a future pseudo-socialist dystopia: Joe leads a pointless, unfulfilling life, filling his time with vacuous games played remotely with people he's never met. In an episode of mental crisis, Joe is saved from the secret police by a mysterious alien entity, ⬇️
pickI love Murderbot, and this book was no exception. We get a new character, 3, who I hope to see again. I like where Wells is headed with the ending of this installment. Started Connie Wells‘ Blackout as my new #audiowalk book.
@AmyG thank you so much for this fabulous #fallingforfallswap ! I love all of it! I waited until u had a moment to myself, Wes is going to be absolutely thrilled to have been included. Thank you!
About 50% through. A few quotes so far:
“Each living entity passes through periods of expansion and contraction.”
“There is no abstract way of determining the limits of one's force, one's ability to exert effort; it can only be measured in...a task which brings into view the actual, real limitation... Failure will tell me as much about myself as will success.”
“Failure is valuable...it tells us the limit of ourselves; it maps our boundaries.”
"His father had been a pot-healer before him."
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pickThis dystopian sci fi features a nonverbal autistic MC stuck in a strict patriarchal society where she isn't trusted or valued. So when she makes a huge discovery about the “demons“ her people have been battling for generations, things get interesting.
Solid world building, a great main character, and an exciting plot come together to make this one absolutely worth reading, and I'm looking forward to checking out more from this author, as well.
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