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It's a masterpiece in many ways.

That said, I didn't love it. I've read everything he's written, and I'm not sure why, tbh, lol, because I'm often left cold by his books. But you are going to love the end -- kind of a twist. [/quote]

I agree that it is a masterpiece in many ways and that I didn’t end up loving the book.  I wanted more of the climate piece — which I thought ended up being just a way to move 100 years into the future.[/quote]

The quoting got messed up on this thread but was about me reading What we can Know by Ian McEwan. Finally finished yesterday. I loved the beginning so much I read it very slowy, spacing it out, before reading the last hundred pages in one go. I really loved it, and I do think it is a masterpiece. I work in a climate related field and thought the climate stuff was really, really well done. It wasn't explicitly outlined, but given my background the climate piece made sense and I could fill in what he was covering. Loved also the geopolitical side - just last week there was news that AI wargaming picks a nuclear option in 90% of scenarios, so there's that.

I enjoy dual timeline stories that look at the past and attempt to make sense of it or resolve a lingering mystery.  I loved the dual timeline that looked ahead while looking back to resolve the mystery. Remarkable.

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