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Hallelujah, I am done reading this!

Hamilton's world-building is nothing short of extraordinary. The intricacies of the various species of evolved humans, cultures, and technologies are meticulously detailed, creating an immersive experience for the reader. The sheer scope of the universe Hamilton has crafted is awe-inspiring and I was able to appreciate it despite this story not appealing to me for the most part. It might have also been a mistake on my part to listen to it rather than read it, because I found it a bit hard to concentrate with all the technical details and lost interest in some parts. However, the production was well done!

I understood from the beginning that this might be a mistake for me because I was not able to empathize with any of the characters, not that it's the characters' or the author's fault on this one. I think that the author managed to create a fairly complex network of personalities and personae but I wouldn't want to hang with any of them at the end of the day. The second star deducted for me would be the plot - which at first I was quite confused about, the author introducing multiple story lines from the beginning, story lines which do not seem to intertwine in the least. The book is big and you need to be veeeery patient to see the weaving in action - which, speaking of, to me felt like there was hardly any up until the last 10% of the book when the plot switches gears from second to 6th directly and all the plotlines converge.