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May 17, 2017KatTheGreat rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I heard of this book through the Canada Reads competition, which may have set my expectations for it too high. I found this book to be just ok. There are definitely interesting ideas being discussed (privatization/corporatization of our world / bio-medical enhancements and whether they make us as people 'better'), but these discussions lacked both consistency or resolution. There are sections of this book I was completely enrapt by, that I devoured with enthusiasm; and then other sections that I had to truly push myself to get through.... and then some sections that I skimmed out of boredom. The author sets up a futuristic world, but doesn't spoonfeed the audience all the context surrounding the world - which I appreciated. However too often this lead to me trying to make leaps of logic, trying to discern what exactly was going on; and left me lost. All in all I think this book has some great foundation of story, but lacks follow through.