Some books are hard to define. Some books feel like they grab your arm and drag you on an unexpected, often uncomfortable journey, not allowing you to catch your breath and figure out what is going on until the story is halfway to being finished. Some books sound incredibly strange when you talk about them, but they leave you with an impression so strong, you think they will never let you go. After you finish reading them, you’re left confused and directionless. No other book

it’s the humanity of these characters that makes them interesting. They might be aliens or enhanced humans, yet their motivations and reactions are understandable and real. They make jokes, they panic, they form connections. There is life in them, and this is something that I always appreciate in a book.