by Charles Stross But, as I said about the original Halting State book, the execution of this novel seems to be an experiment in point-of-view where Stross seems intent on making the novels impossible to read. I forced myself to finish this over the holiday break, and was glad from a story point of view, to see how everything turned out. The narrative point of view shifts between a handful of primary characters, each told in the second point perspective. "You get out of bed. You check your specs for new messages." "You walk into the pub." Perhaps this narrative perspective is under-utilized because READERS HATE IT! Stross is one of my favorite authors, but this book took me months to read because after every few pages I threw it down asking WHY WOULD AN AUTHOR DO THIS TO THEIR READERS?
by Hugh Howey 
