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Too "out there" for me.
I chose “Meru” because it’s been a while since I’ve read a good science fiction tale. Unfortunately, this story is just too “out there” for me. Author S.B Divya’s prose and dialogue are competent and professional. But I found her “world-building”—her attempts to describe what earth and the universe become thousands of years hence—so complex and confusing that it's off-putting. Equally off-putting are her constant references to mankind’s irresponsibility in terms of how it treats/treated the planet. Her decision to create an entirely new set of personal pronouns (zie, zir, etc.) was simply “a bridge too far” for me.
January 2023 · Kindle Store · verified purchase