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Jan 26, 2023
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This started out very clunky. Heavy-handed thematically, which it remains throughout, but also just poorly written. Odd motivations, plot conveniences, flat or tell-not-show characterization. But by the time I got halfway through, most of those problems had fallen away. I don't know if Powers hit his stride or I fell in love with the story. Probably both.
The metaphors and themes are not remotely subtle. The descriptions of planets tie directly to what's occupying or happening to Theo and Robin. ...more
The metaphors and themes are not remotely subtle. The descriptions of planets tie directly to what's occupying or happening to Theo and Robin. ...more
Wow!
Richard Powers weaves a story that includes astrobiology, neuroscience, natural history around a man, Theo, cooping with the death of his wife and the challenge of a son who does not fit in society’s box for a 9 year old kid. The solution the school and doctors propose is medication. The father struggles to find another answer for his bright, talented son. Also woven in is Theo’s speculation on what life could be like on other planets.
Powers has once again grabbed my imagination and heart.
Richard Powers weaves a story that includes astrobiology, neuroscience, natural history around a man, Theo, cooping with the death of his wife and the challenge of a son who does not fit in society’s box for a 9 year old kid. The solution the school and doctors propose is medication. The father struggles to find another answer for his bright, talented son. Also woven in is Theo’s speculation on what life could be like on other planets.
Powers has once again grabbed my imagination and heart.
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