Too Like the Lightning

Reading this book was one of the most unenjoyable experiences of my literary life. It made me feel stupid. It was so complex, I could really only follow one of the plotlines. The other plotlines lost me by about the hundredth page. I finished the book, hoping for some clarity. Little came. I think the only reason I understood the book as much as I did was because I read lots and lots of reviews for the book and I looked for the cues in the text to reinforce the understanding I got from those reviews. For my review, I'll do the best I can conveying the plot summaries.

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