Graham

Simultaneously fun to read and insightful.

A fun read! It ends on a cliffhanger that doesn't resolve the main plot-behind-the-plot and I'm not sure if I want to read another 500 page book to find that out. Unnecessarily horny?

Extremely interesting non-fiction! As much as it informs current politics, the author sticks mainly to focusing on the Philippines and Puerto Rico, and the path to technical ownership. It's a principled view but I would have liked to see more on American influence over non-owned areas like Israel, South Korea and Taiwan as well. That being said this is a great read that goes down interesting tangents and makes both the history and the point compelling and logical.

This was extremely short. My favorite part was the translator's note at the end.

After I got through the first hundred pages or so it was just banger after banger. This is a Roman-like world with a realistically motivated hero, and both a believable exploration of society and government while still being couched in an unreliable first person narration.

I liked the setting. There was a pointless amount of characters for how short the book was. It could have been three people and wrapped up in fifty pages. Might read more by the author but this one wasn't worth it.