It's a good, expansive read that's only the first of three tomes. It explores humanity in times where uploading your brain is just one of the modes humans can pursue. Written in a sort of traditional SciFi style, highly readable but with an almost grotesque amount of male gaze sexism.
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I can't finish this. I want to like it more, but it is just so poorly written
