Book Review: “And Then There Were (N-One)” by Sarah Pinsker
(Two Stars)
(This review contains numerous spoilers.)
“Who discovers how to access infinite realities and then uses that discovery to invite her alternate selves to a convention?”
Great concept. How do you investigate a murder when the victim and all the suspects are the same person? Wanted to like it better. The point of view is one of the more pedestrian iterations of Sarah (yes, the author uses herself as the main character/almost-entire cast), but fails to grip the reader with the inner turmoil she describes as happening. Too focused on philosophizing and preaching.
“Divergence points were the key to everything.”
Figured out who-dun-it half way through, but find the explanation unsatisfying, though Pinsker provided several twists trying to make it suspenseful.
“We all built the future with our choices every day, never knowing which ones mattered.”
(2018 Hugo Award novella finalist.)
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