But when is the next one coming out!?
(She whines woefully.)
I suddenly appreciate why I waited so long to listen to "Before Mars" given the prospect of finding out what happens next looms so far away right now.
I loved this book. I particularly appreciated how much of it was narrating the characters playing a video game without it ever getting boring, which was a particular triumph.
And, ugh, the ending! Even when I started to see it coming, it was still such a punch. I love how Newman balanced the ethical questions in this - not the facile versions, but the very real issues raised by utilitarianism...and its value in the face of utter horror.
I also particularly liked the chilling Americans - both from the "oh, this is how our messed-up country looks to Europeans" and also, as a Jewish reader, a sense not so much of being seen, but of someone looking through eyes similar to mine.