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Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

Finish date: February 28, 2008

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May 19, 2010 ambyr rated it did not like it

Shelves: acquiredㅡfree-book, genreㅡscience-fiction, misogyny-ahoy, romantic-subplot-i-did-not-want, thrown-with-great-force, nyr2015, ownㅡcurrently, characterㅡlgbt, stand-alone-novel, authorㅡmale

The worldbuilding here is fascinating, which makes it a pity that the plot is pedestrian and the characters wooden. I was willing, grudgingly, to give two stars out of respect to the astonishing inventiveness of the near-future tech, but the ending annoyed me enough that I can't even muster enough enthusiasm for that.

(view spoiler) The worldbuilding here is fascinating, which makes it a pity that the plot is pedestrian and the characters wooden. I was willing, grudgingly, to give two stars out of respect to the astonishing inventiveness of the near-future tech, but the ending annoyed me enough that I can't even muster enough enthusiasm for that.

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