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I like to read books. Wish I had the energy and time to read more.

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Annalee Newitz: The Terraformers (EBook, 2023, Tom Doherty Associates)

From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration …

I wanted to love this book but it is flawed

This is one of the books that I forced myself to finish. I normally would not do that as my reading list is too big.

I loved the world building. The author has some really imaginative ideas on life and living cities. The story consists of three parts, each with its own set of characters. However, after the first part, the story starts plodding along and some parts feel really forced.

This book was written in such a way that it can only be dated in the early 2020s. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but I wonder whether it will still be read in 20 years or so.