You know how certain books are better in your memory than than they were during the act of reading? I feel like this book is gonna be like that for me. I find the worldbuilding setup--especially the point of USIC's colony in Oasis--to be fascinating at an allegorical level but makes no sense narratively. I enjoy the Peter's interactions with the Oasans the best, but I think the big plot twist at the end does them a disservice. I've read better first-contact books and better books about interrogating religion and faith.