I ripped through it yesterday in a few hours’ time. It was so… flimsy? Like more of a too-long short story or merely an outline of an idea? It was as if Mandel just had to get something, anything to the publisher to fulfill a contract real quick. The author character made me never ever want to write a book. The characters had no depth, the concepts weren’t fleshed out, and the vision of the future wasn’t credible to me. What did everyone else think?
The book is far from perfect but I have a hard time acknowledging criticisms of a books when the person admits they “ripped though it in a few hours” most books are going to feel flimsy that way.
It was only 255 small sized pages with large line spacing and many many short chapters, so tons of pages had few words. It was a one sitting read. There was no skimming, I never skim, even if I hate the book I almost always finish it. I’d be able to respond to any plot or character points you’d like to touch on, hit me with it!