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An amazing book, particularly in terms of structure. It is structured unlike any book I've ever read, and that doesn't mean that it's obscure. Linked stories, in a way, but also returning stories. Genre experiments, theme echoings. Just amazing. The book I read on the cabin porch at Juniper while snowed in and unable to do any hiking to my favorite swimming lakes (which were nearly frozen over). Pages I want to return to 82, 212, 218, 380, 445, 449. The book is brilliantly written all the way th
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If this book hadn't been chosen for a book club, I would never have touched it - this sort of artsy and clever writing is normally not my thing at all. That said, this one works, particularly the sci-fi dystopia and Luisa Rey sections. Give it a spin and see what you think.
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The transitions in this book remind me of moving the tuning dial of an AM radio, and the static between the stations. The stations, of course, are of vastly different formats: some classical, some sports, some all talk.
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