Book Review - "Permutation City" (Greg Egan)

[cybermule]

Cool book. Won't review it in too much detail as it's on the Bibgoths long list. It was a kind of engrossing world for me - loved the biotech stuff, and watching humans being just as frail and crappy even when they've achieved a semblance of immortality. Good ending as well - mostly sci-fi books jsut seem to collapse into a finale that makes me think the author's bored or reached his word count already, but this was better than average.

Comments

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I remember thinking the ending was very bleak and crushing. I couldn't bring myself to read another Greg Egan book, but a friend went on to read several.

I agree with your assessment, though, and that another ending would feel like a cop out.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

The only Egan I've read was Teranesia, which I thought was OK but nothing special. A lot of people whose opinions I respect think a lot of him though, so I'm willing to give him another go.

[badnewswade.livejournal.com]

His earlier stuff is a *lot* better. (this is one of his first and I keep coming back to it even after 16 years!)