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Jun 29, 2019susan_findlay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm bumping the rating to 4 stars for originality of format. The best comparison I can think of is that, instead of reading a murder mystery, you're handed the evidence folder from the detective's desk and work your way through that. Except that this isn't a murder mystery; it's more along the lines of 'escape the zombie horde. in space. with a crazy computer trying to run the show'. So, what does that mean exactly? Well, for me, it meant that I didn't wind up connecting to any of the characters particularly strongly because you never truly get inside their heads or hearts. Everything is a recording - what the character is choosing to show others. But the reading experience was interesting. In many cases, the shape and arrangement of text was as meaningful as what was written. So, to some degree, it was a novel that was half play (the parts that were transcripts of conversations) and half poetry. I don't think I'd want to read a *lot* of books like this. But I'm glad I read one. It was refreshing and different. And I will finish the series. Despite the fact that zombies aren't really my thing.