This was a charming story with vivid characters and there was a depth in the storyline that lured me in. It was an engaging novel, that on the surface described scientific advancement and the American Dream, yet also managed to touch on the deeper topics of love and loss. Fos, a war vet, rejoins civilian life with a fresh appreciation for all things scientific and technological. He meets the love of his life, Opal, and the reader is taken on a journey with them that is ripe with hope and heartbreak.
If I'm honest, this novel had just a bit too much flowery language for my taste and I found myself just wanting the author to get to the point. I love a poetic book with imagery, but there's such a fine balance as far as the extent to which such language is used.
Overall, it was an intelligent novel, with plenty of history and depth.
Read 6/10
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