Samie Foster’s Reviews > Planesrunner > Status Update

I dunno if its the heat wave or the book, but I can't stick with it long without getting sleepy. The book isn't bad or anything.

I dunno how feel about this story. It seems a bit basic ck pared to his other work.

When did it become.e agreed upon between all sci-fi authors that in the far future everyone will dress silly. I understand fashion that can come across alien and unusual from outside the time period. But in every sci-fi book people in the future dress like clowns. Why? Bc its the future, does everyone just decide to just wear brightly colored garbage? I don't understand this trend.

Might be jumping the shark a little bit here. Sure Ev is a genius and he could visualize a map with its unique rules about how parallel universes connect. I buy that. The fact that he could program it into a computer to control this world gate within a couple hours. No way! That has to be turned into software and it might not be equipped at all. I don't care how smart u are. Programming takes time.

I can typically zip thru at 25 pages a night will a lot of authors. But Ian McDonald's writing is so dense with the technology and world building my reading speed seems to slow way down just to take it all in. I dunno if its a good thing or bad thing, but I do really love this book so far.

Really want to read more but a little mouse in my apartment tied up my time. Got to bed too late. Too sleepy to read a lot.

Not sure what to think about it yet. But i love Ian McDonald s work building and the mystery so far is pretty fun.