How High We Go in the Dark

NOW NOMINATED FOR THE 2022 URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION

A decently interesting work– though it never allowed me to immerse myself, I was intrigued by some of the images it conjectured. Lackluster prose and concepts were a detriment to this novel that seemed to be try to be both a high-concept yet character-focused work. In the end, it never really works (the merit of Cloud Atlas and To Paradise is that they are absolute tomes, which gives you more freedom to properly develop your story with nested narratives like these) because the stories and characters aren't given enough room to breathe. Feels more like a fix-up novel.