thank you, i couldn't agree more. The entire first book was boring. People playing a contrived video game! which sounds boring! but they are strangely fascin

thank you, i couldn't agree more. The entire first book was boring. People playing a contrived video game! which sounds boring! but they are strangely fascinated! The very first chapter, introducing the characters during the cultural revolution, was good but the rest ... not so good. (retreats to Iain M Banks & Gene Wolfe)