Brasyl

I have a mixed history with Ian McDonald.  I really liked his Luna: New Moon novella, but did not like another novella, Time Was.  This time, I did not like the book.  I felt it was overly complex and boring with way too many characters across three different timelines.  I felt it was a mess.  However, there are a lot of people who really like this book.  It won the 2007 British SF Award and was nominated for the Hugo, the Nebula, and a host of other awards. I will say that the book has good prose and seems well researched, but the convoluted plots never grabbed me.

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