Yeah hey guys, I've kinda fallen out of social media the last few weeks. No particular reason, but yes I was planning on picking that (and the Book Club!) back up in December.

I've read the book by the way. It's actually pretty good. Kinda deep, and focuses plenty on how language works. Book Spoilers!I did call Rydra actually subconsciously sabotaging the expedition very early. I might be genre savvy for the book, I mean I think the book did well to mask it, but I had her pegged pretty early on. The explanation given was pretty neat though.

Other than the big reveal, the book is occasionally likes to throw sci-fi speak at you, which I guess makes sense considering it's a science-fiction novel, but it mostly doesn't confuse for too long. The side characters are just that, side characters, but they all serve their purpose. The action definitely focuses on Rydra's development and a core cast of characters.