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The Glitch: A Novel by Elisabeth Cohen
2.75
challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really, honestly cannot tell if this is good or not. The writing is good, and the basis upon which it is built (women in business, the implicit horrors of the postmodern Silicon Valley workplace, the particularly awful personalities of executives) is solid, but it never really seems to go anywhere interesting.

Also, the story straddles the line between sci-fi and not for awhile before giving in. I think on some level I would have liked for it to keep the motif of doppelgangers (i.e. make it so the young Shelley really is her younger self) in order to better explore the changes Shelley has undergone. As it stands, it seems like she set one fire and suddenly shifted drastically into "normal person" territory.