With so much imagination showcased in this novel, you’d think the author would be able to imagine a world where humans thrive after capitalism.

Is the author an anarchist? I’m going to guess he calls himself an anarcho-communist, so...anarchist.

There’s something lacking about the characters (the word that comes to mind to describe them is “deflated”) but the story is so rich that it kinda-sorta makes up for that lack.

The end part straight up turns into a video game, which is a huge departure from the rest of the book. It’s weaker, but I can see why he wanted to add it (he clearly wants to use the story to philosophize. Noble goal but it falls flat imo)

I feel like the ending was written first and probably should have been rewritten after the rest of the book was done bc it feels like a totally different book. Disjointed.