@mycorrhiza@bookwyrm.social I need to dig through my notifications because someone, a while back, was telling me to look out for some stuff. Was it you @skyfaller? Or maybe @adamgreenfield? Iirc you folks came away from the book with the opinion I expect to have. But it’s the next book on the stack on my nightstand, and duty calls.

@mycorrhiza@post.lurk.org @mycorrhiza@bookwyrm.social @adamgreenfield It was both of us.

My spoileriffic negative review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/skyfaller/review/381179/s/compelling-descriptions-of-problems-ludicrous-solutions

One thread where we discuss the book: https://social.coop/@adamgreenfield/110475004524067281

I must say the first chapter is extremely compelling, and is freely available online: https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-ministry-for-the-future/

I recommend just reading that and skipping the rest of the book, frankly.

@skyfaller @mycorrhiza@bookwyrm.social @adamgreenfield I think I’ll make a go at it, but here’s the deal: if I lose steam and skip reading it across a few consecutive evenings, I’ll shelve it and move on.

@mycorrhiza that seems like the right attitude for this particular work by KSR, looking forward to some commentary 😄

@mycorrhiza Strangely enough, while there are interesting characters, I'm not sure they accomplish much, or that they're important to the plot. A lot of the crucial action that changes the world happens off screen, driven by anonymous people; the main characters are somewhat along for the ride.

The main characters don't even get that much screen time, a lot of the text is from the viewpoint of entities such as the fucking blockchain.