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Title: nice original format, but very short on science
Review: I gave the book a couple of stars because the presentation is very original -- we get to hop around between various persons and their points of view as the alien visitation is approaching. It creates a dynamic flow that keeps you with the story. However, the story itself is lacking. It's bigger on sex and blackmail than it is on science. I was hoping for something that discussed more of the characters feelings towards the alien arrival, but what you get is just a bunch of uninteresting personal side-stories about who's had affairs with who. The book also loses a star for having the characters speak a dialog that is a mixture of spanish and english. The author probably has a point here -- English will continue to absorb spanish words, but the effect is distracting and just didn't work for me. Lastly, the ending seemed rushed and poorly thought out.
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