Cute throwaway SF- Charles Stross

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Singularity Sky, Charles Stross

 

The writing here is thoroughly mediocre.  The premise is perfectly good SF.  A technological singularity, when humankind simply cannot assimilate the rate of change in their culture (especially when brought on my nano-technology style stuff) is a perfectly respectable premise.  The slightly surreal, dadaish feel of the later chapters is a bit of a high.  Mostly I just adore his juxtaposition of Leninist revolutionaries, trying to bring about a change that is absolutely small beans, really, and completely unable to wrap their heads around the thing that they are part of now.  Cute little book.