Every Version of You

Australian speciulative fiction that imagines a life in which the metaverse, AI, and other tech become entangled with what it means to be human and to exist embodied in the world. I'd probably bump this up to 3.5 stars for the ending- maybe the last 100 pages make this book much more worthwhile than I found it initially. Starting out, I found it hard to be engaged in the story- it seemed, vapid, cliched and a bit contrived at times, but really developed some steam, intrigue and conflict, moving from utopian to dystopian really quick. This is a very millenial-on-the-cusp-of-genz, australia-as-part-of-asia feel that I enjoyed, and I think it's an important addition to Australian new writing. Glad I read it! Worth your time! Looks like there'll be a sequel which I'll be interested to read.