Joao

I finished the book last night and I have been trying to put my thoughts together about it.

I am in the middle of a reading slump. And because of that, it took me a very long time to finish it. It’s not that I wasn’t enjoying it. The times that I was able to pickup the book, I would read for my usual time, about one hour. But most day, I just couldn’t find the energy to start reading. The part that I can’t put together is that if the book was helping me to stay in the reading slump or it was just life that got in the way.

Anyway, I found the whole idea very appealing, cities becoming real entities is such a good idea. She is able to build on it and create a very believable world. I have never been to New York, but from my limited knowledge, I was able to connect and move around with the characters.

The only part that keeps coming to my mind that feels off, is one character Manny’s flatmate that appears, it starts to be developed, but then it disappears. I guess there must be a reason why, but it totally eludes me.

I am still in a reading slump and it took me so long to finish it and I guess it also made me enjoy it less that it should.

I enjoyed the small stories that almost could work as separate short stories, but they all build this world, this futuristic universe. Both inside and outside the hotel. I feel like I would like to get back to this universe.