Josh

Douglas Adams-ish futuristic sci-fi with a good amount of humor and a bit of mystery, all wrapped up in a quasi-Quixotic journey that I suspect makes more literary references than I'm able to spot.

I enjoyed the ride generally, but I felt like I was about as lost as the protagonist for most of it; unsure of where things were going, or how I should feel about them.

A sort of "Michael Crichton in space" sci-fi thriller that goes to some wildly unexpected places and has a surprisingly optimistic ending for the genre. A very interesting look at humanity through the lens of another species' evolution. Thoroughly enjoyed.

One of my favorite reads of all time. It's an experience unlike any other. It asks a lot of the reader (in some ways, you have to keep several stories in your head at once, and you won't see the format begin to pay off until around the halfway point), but for intrepid readers with an open mind, the journey is unforgettably worthwhile.

Fine enough as a YA book; I probably would've loved it as a teenager. But as an adult, I find it to be an occasionally engaging but uneven read. I enjoyed parts, and some twists were interesting. But it's not particularly well written, the characters are barely more than stereotypes, and there's a massive plothole paradox at the center of the story.

Incredibly dense with info (in both the good way, and the challenging way). It's an incredibly good and important read; I just wish there was an abridged version that didn't need to dwell so much on every historical detail. Nonetheless, it'll rock your perspective of modern politics and events. History does indeed rhyme.