Jun. 2nd, 2015

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Finally finished this yesterday. Checked it out from the St. Louis County Library 09 May 2015.

I'm not quite sure what to say about it.

It is interesting. I don't know if I would have picked it up if it hadn't been a Hugo nominee.

It takes place during the Cultural Revolution in China and the present day. Radio Astronomy plays a part, as well as a VR computer game. The alien invasion is not explicit, and is actually only spelled out and confirmed in the last few chapters.

Meh.

4.5 5.5 out of 10

ETA: As I was driving to the library to return it, I realized that in some ways, the writing reminded me of Isaac Asimov. Mostly in that there is not a lot of 'action' but a lot more of the characters talking

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