David reviewed Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by Jeff VanderMeer
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3 stars
This book is about a hundred pages too long. The first 2/3 was fascinating, utterly riveting. Then the main characters went on the run together and it deteriorated very quickly. The writing is good; the characters are excellent; the plotting is abysmal.
This book is almost universally described by readers as "the best science fiction I have ever read." If you are thinking about reading it you should know that there is actually precious little science fiction in it. The speculative elements that are there are remarkably prescient (e. g. reality tv...the book was written in the 1970s) but are entirely non-essential--and somewhat intrusive--to the storyline itself.