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Digital copy came in from the library, excited to dive in.

Enjoyed this quite a lot, I think I got to some of the same conclusions before the protagonist did, but I had the benefit of knowing he was a protagonist in a book.

It only works when we work together.

I started re-reading this when a friend mentioned it. I haven’t read it since it originally came out and I was lugging the hardback across campus every day. It interesting to come back to it 15 years later, with a new perspective.

Also it remains quite readable and propulsive to me, even as others seem to struggle with it.

This book just called Joseph Campbell a mid-tier cryptid.

The word “knifenado” is used in the first page.

Structurally a bit of a shaggy dog, maybe. But also not nearly as enamored with tech as some of Doctorow’s worst impulses. I enjoyed it.

I haven’t read a Doctorow novel for a long time.

Recommended to me by a friend as a spiritual successor to Animorphs.

Shiga is one of the most creative minds in comics right now, and has been for years. At first I felt like the book was more of a tech demo than anything else, but as I started unlocking the secrets, I found Shiga’s unique blend of horror and comedy and sci-fi, and was glad I did.

I’m confident I’ve found all the good parts.

Did it take me two years to finish reading this? Yes.