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The most interesting parts happened in the first 100 pages. Now it's more of a slog. I'm skimming whole paragraphs that are just super detailed explanations of quantum science that do nothing to move the plot forward. Also a lot of detailed descriptions of the area and running from one place to another. A lot of Mao, Deng, Marxism, the CCP, and making the American seem smart in a niche way but dumb otherwise.

Ick...but also fascinating...

The "hive queen" AI bot is called Roger-Roger, that's hilarious lmao

They're about Fourth Wing, seriously? Geez Louise, I can't even get away from romantasy in a mystery novel!

Somehow it got even weirder, but I think I finally see the plot.

This is one of the weirdest books I've ever read. I'm just reading to see how completely unhinged it gets at this point. It's not unenjoyable, just...really weird.