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Idea of it is good, but in execution it struck me as underdone. It felt like an abstraction of idea rather than a story at times and the Secret History style plot felt tacked on a little. I didn't believe much interiority from the characters. All the themes and techniques in Clarke's novels always seem directly catered to me, however I find the process of reading them grating unfortunately, as I could see other versions becoming firm favourites of mine.
Idea of it is good, but in execution it struck me as underdone. It felt like an abstraction of idea rather than a story at times and the Secret History style plot felt tacked on a little. I didn't believe much interiority from the characters. All the themes and techniques in Clarke's novels always seem directly catered to me, however I find the process of reading them grating unfortunately, as I could see other versions becoming firm favourites of mine.