Michael’s Reviews > Remnant Population > Status Update

This is one of the most relaxed plotlines I've ever read of this genre*. I like it a lot, although sometimes I do wish there was more going on. I do like the slow boil and the ever-so-minimal updates from the larger perspective to keep us thinking about what is really going on.

Now *that* was a dramatic change in the tension level!

I was thinking earlier that this author reminds me of Maureen McHugh, who also shares poignant ruminations of everyday life in sci-fi situations in her books. I suppose there might still be some comparisons, but I'm hearing more of the voice of the character now so it's hard to tell. I was getting tired of gardening descriptions, but I peeked ahead to the next page and things are about to get interesting again...

This is my first book by Elizabeth Moon. I have high hopes for this one, just from a summary of the story. Although that makes me a little sad, since this was written in 1996 it means there are at least 23 years of undiscovered books out there waiting for me to finally notice them...