Blue sky, green trees
Absolutely loved this book. The way humanity reacts to The Visit is so realistic that it took my breath away, it felt like "Yes, that is us, that is exactly how we are." And I loved the writing style, how lots of stuff wasn't explained outright but rather bits and pieces dropped throughout and the reader gets to connect the dots for themselves. Often sci-fi and fantasy writers have to explain new worlds or beings to the reader, but having big chunks of texts that just plop it down in your lap, or monologues where one character explains everything to another character, is so clunky and artificial; it takes me out of the story. This book handles the problem with confidence and style, and is probably the best example of how to do it that I've read so far.
Highly recommend.
Absolutely loved this book. The way humanity reacts to The Visit is so realistic that it took my breath away, it felt like "Yes, that is us, that is exactly how we are." And I loved the writing style, how lots of stuff wasn't explained outright but rather bits and pieces dropped throughout and the reader gets to connect the dots for themselves. Often sci-fi and fantasy writers have to explain new worlds or beings to the reader, but having big chunks of texts that just plop it down in your lap, or monologues where one character explains everything to another character, is so clunky and artificial; it takes me out of the story. This book handles the problem with confidence and style, and is probably the best example of how to do it that I've read so far.
Highly recommend.