Ninth Metal

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Benjamin Percy: Ninth Metal (2021, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

304 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2021 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

ISBN:
978-1-328-54486-5
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4 stars (7 reviews)

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Review of 'Ninth Metal' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Ok fine I guess it deserves 4 stars. This felt like one of those Nordic-inspired atmospheric TV shows except theres also sort of superheroes? And a lot of commentary on the current energy boom, drug trade, general economic turmoil in places like South Dakotah. Which... Sounds interesting right? If this were a TV show I would be tuning in every week. As a book, it was entertaining enough and had just enough social commentary to sneak into four star territory. I could see recommending it to someone who wanted a lighter read that still has some intellectual meat to it, if I ever come across someone looking for that....