Aurora

I loved this book. I could waffle on and on about what I think this book is trying to convey about humanity and what drives us and what not. I loved the narrator and the development the narrator makes over the course of the book. You can just see it in the writing. It's always fascinating to me when a writer attempts to have a character apply logic and reason to human emotions and behaviors. I feel like a lot of insight can be discovered when you attempt to analyze humanity in that way.

I was skeptical of another Kim Stanely Robinson book. I read Red Mars but it had a hard time hooking me and it ended up taking me years to read. It was enjoyable in the end and I plan on finishing that series but I didn't think I'd love a book by this author as much as I ended up loving this book.

It can get very overly descriptive in certain points. Almost fetishizing the wind and water but the pay off is worth it.

Highly recommend.