I picked this book for the group because it was both a Hugo and Nebula award winner for 2013/2014. I don't think there was the controversy going on a the time about the Hugos. At the moment, it seems a group with a political agenda has been overtaking the voting process. Anyway - this is a great book. Very confusing at first and not only because the narrator is AI, but because of the way the world and the technology has been set up. From the narrator's point of view, it all makes sense. But starting out, there is a learning curve. It's not steep, but it's not flat either. But once you get the hang of it, there isn't anything else quite like it except for the sequel. The book gives new meaning to the term "split personality."Randy
Such a fun book. When you get to the end, you just start over and there you are. Wonderful.
I saw this book at Books Inc on Market in the Castro. It was on their featured Sci-Fi shelf and it just looked interesting. Boy what a roller-coaster of a ride it is too! Later that month, I was at the San Francisco Airport Termail 3. The Books Inc. Store there, Compass Books, is under renovation and they have just a small assortiment in the large mall space. But they had Lexicon. A woman asked me what book I'd recommend. I told her, if you can handle the premise that certain sounds or words can control a person, you'll love it. She said she could. Saw her a little later. and she couldn't put it down. I've read it twice now and it was good the second time. Well I knew what was going on so I wasn't as lost and I could see more of how the thing was put together. If you liked The Rook, you'll also like this. If you like this, try The Rook.