The writing in this translation flows really nicely. A good allegory for the flaws of utilitarianism. You can't quantify life experience without truly knowing one's inner life. But I felt the story was altogether kind of empty and ultimately disappointing.
I like the plot, good twist/reveal at the end but I didn't really care about the main character. Also disappointing lack of description of the speculative technology used in the story. I almost would say it shouldn't even count as science fiction.
