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Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds

Wow! What a freaking let down! It started out so good. All disparate elements were great. I wanted them to come together into a wonderful whole. Instead we got endless recaps of old material. I think the nature of the wolves was exposited like 10 times! The important parts happened off screen. Good characters either died (off screen!) or turned dull. It’s as if Reynolds felt wordy, kept writing until about 90%, hit a hard deadline and decided to relay the last 10% as exposition! Fuck this.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined!