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Reproduction by Ian Williams
2.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Story couldn’t keep me engaged, the structure of the narrative is very odd and off-putting for me. The last section of the book has superscript text embedded with each sentence, I think to provide the  feeling of two stories being told at once - but for me it didn’t work. Earlier, a section of the story is told through what looks like a word document brainstorming web.

As well, I really hated all the characters except Felicia, the female protagonist, she seemed like the only redeeming character that was exhausted by the weaponized incompetency of the men in her life.