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This book cuts to the chase, literally, from the start. You knew you were entering another world, which had passages to more worlds still. In fact, where did it stop? Did you want it to? You were forced to deal with situations that would be morally controversial in our world, and just run with it in this one. You experienced everything that was on offer so vividly, that it was sometimes a wonder if you would get out too. The pace was fantastic, I loved or despised with passion every character, though they all seemed real and diverse at the same time. I raced through to get to the end but still wanted it to go on forever. But as we should know from the book, if not otherwise, nothing lasts forever. It was funny in places, which is always needed in such an intense book, and its modern theme calms it down a little so it doesn't get too hysterical. It demands all of your attention when you read it, testing your imagination aswell as giving you little bits here and there, that are familiar to our time. The mental exploration was a bit like Trainspotting, but more powerful and upfront. It's definitely a book to give to my friends, but only begrudgingly, because I feel it's a dream of my own, though mine are a little more mundane.
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