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“Solving problems isn't so much about simplifying them as it is about properly and realistically reducing them to only what's relevant. And one of the best ways to reduce a problem to only what's relevant is to throw away most of your assumptions about it.”
Arik was born on the first human colony on Venus. The strange, yellow, heavy-gravity planet seems completely inhospitable to human life, but 100 children were born there, amongst the other 1000 residents, when it was discovered that they had ...more
Hmm... good but not great. I liked the containment metaphor and what it meant early and later in the book... when everything changes. What kept it from "great" for me is the irrational and flat out stupid decisions that the main character makes towards the end, especially for being (possibly) the most intelligent being on the planet. You'd think such an intelligent person would give some deep thought as to where he could do the most lasting good for both his family and his world.
I guess I can su ...more
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