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I’ve never read anything like it—an octopus as a narrator?! And he’s delightful, too.

The lady at the bookstore who sold me this book said the series is fantastic but also warned me that this first book was pretty slow… and so far, that tracks. Absolutely love the protagonist, though—looking forward to seeing how he handles finding the murderer while managing his quirky team.

I’ve never felt so lousy about being a human before… we’re the worst, apparently.

Enjoying this even more than the first one, but I’m a starship nerd, and this tale is loaded with the details 99.99% of other readers probably wouldn’t care about. Awesome world-building and material culture, and gut-wrenching plot setup.

Classic Moore so far!

Normally, I utterly *detest* dual-narrator stories, but Westerfeld is really nailing this one. Really enjoying the various tensions and unfolding stories.

Slow start, but now it’s gettin’ TENSE...

Innovative storytelling technique—memos, IM chat transcripts, and after-action reports.

Fun so far. Delightfully vulgar and a fresh perspective.

Utterly charming and original so far... a lot of exposition though. Hope something *happens* soon!

Utterly charming and original so far... a lot of exposition though. Hope something *happens* soon!

Another delightfully unique female YA protagonist in a supernatural setting that's both fun and well-thought out. Onward!

Like another reviewer says right on the front cover, I had no idea how much I needed this book until I encountered it... fun, eye-opening, authentic and still seems to honor the superhero/metahuman genre.

Slow, confusing start, but I'm really enjoying the narrative now--basically a middle-grade post apocalyptic steampunk Indiana Jones kind of thing. Super fun!

Still awesome

Better the second time!

Easily as good as the movie so far...

Hilarious and insightful as everything else she writes.

Hilarious and informative--just what a science book should be.

A shaky start, but the concept is compelling enough to keep going...

Has there ever been a book so wonderfully absurd in the history of wonderful absurdity? I doubt it. This book will be a hundred years old in just a matter of months, and while the hero is a combination of Forrest Gump and Superman, I'm not tired of him yet in the least.

Absolutely harrowing and triumphant simultaneously.

Read it in the 90s, so it feels different now... reading on...

Scary stuff. Neil Gaiman was right--this is an important book.