Accelerando (Singularity)
by Charles Stross
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Author: Charles StrossEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-27
ISBN: 0441014151
Number of pages: 415
Publisher: Ace
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Book Review: 5-star ideas, 3-star character development
Summary: 4 Stars
I think I would have been better prepared to enjoy this book if I had known that it was originally published in serial form. In retrospect, it makes sense. Each section stands alone fairly well, but the sections only partially mesh as a whole. My favorite fiction has strong characters. In this format in particular, character development suffers.
In Accelerando, humanity speeds to and through the Singularity (the post-human era often called "the rapture for nerds"). The story follows three different generations of the Manx family through the centuries as serial protagonists. As a result, I had difficulty forming real attachment to any single character. Despite it's depiction of the vast sweep of human future, this book is not likely to move you emotionally. It's telling that the most memorable character in the book is the family's AI cat.
Really, though, the characters are secondary to the ideas. The ideas are so fantastic, and they come so frequently (about 1 new concept per paragraph through stretches of the book), that the end result, while not compelling, is still plenty dazzling. So, if you read your SF for the ideas, I think you'll enjoy this. If you prefer your SF as a vehicle to drive human character development, you should probably keep looking.
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