
Saturday, February 28th 2026 at 9:42 AM
I finished this morning. Really enjoyed. I did find that because it was episodic I didn't necessarily feel pulled to keep going like I would with some books. But I think that fits with the overall cozy, humane themes. Not everything needs to be stress and adrenaline and intrigue. I loved the Monk and Robot books more - but that's not really a knock since I really loved those.
Thinking about what is likely to stick with me. The overall vibe. Probably the depiction of modders and hackers and how much fun those spaces sounded - reminded me of the feeling of those spaces in Stephenson or Gibson books as well. Though fittingly for this book it was a lot less focused on something being made then the feeling of being in those spaces - the orientation towards problem-solving and experimenting.
The AI stuff was nice in that it felt normalized (there was some drama around it, in the end but it fit alongside the other stories). Super capable AIs are there, life goes on, everyone finds other things to do.