Psion by Joan Vinge
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3+/5. Scifi about, you know, the usual things – a mixed-species street kid arrested and shunted off into a "research program" for people with psionic abilities, except it's also to catch a psi-terrorist.
I was like sure sure, whatever about the first part of this book because the plotting. It is not, uh, adept. Also the worldbuilding. And I was a bit confused and let down because I've heard so many people talk with gentle fondness of this book.
But it grew on me. It has something going for it. Something in this kid's anger and emotional stuntedness, something in the complexity and messiness of the relationships he stumbles into. No one in this book manages to keep the moral high ground for long, and that makes a lot of sense given the givens.
3+/5. Scifi about, you know, the usual things – a mixed-species street kid arrested and shunted off into a "research program" for people with psionic abilities, except it's also to catch a psi-terrorist.
I was like sure sure, whatever about the first part of this book because the plotting. It is not, uh, adept. Also the worldbuilding. And I was a bit confused and let down because I've heard so many people talk with gentle fondness of this book.
But it grew on me. It has something going for it. Something in this kid's anger and emotional stuntedness, something in the complexity and messiness of the relationships he stumbles into. No one in this book manages to keep the moral high ground for long, and that makes a lot of sense given the givens.