reading Ancillary Mercy--halfway mark

Note: I don't consider what I talk about spoilers, but if you want a completely virgin experience reading Ancillary Mercy, then save this entry for after you've read it.

I'm really, really loving what ann_leckie is doing with Ancillary Mercy. I'm about halfway through, and the two things I love most are the abundance of AI characters, with distinctive personalities, and the presence--hurray!--of another Presger translator, Zeiat. And what Ann is doing with both these is exploring personhood, b...