Title: Turgid, plodding, unimaginative, Brin's agent wrote this
Product review: I was looking for a great "read," a book that would take me out of myself and transport me to unimaginable worlds. This book is not it. The plot is mostly nonexistent. The pace plods. The characters are static. The aliens are crudely drawn. It is hard to see where this book might be going. Most important, the payoffs do not come. Not enjoyable, and not recommended.
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