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I had to send away to the library system of Kalamazoo to get a copy. The invented language that Hoben crafted
to tell his story with is the major stumbling block for me so far because I have to parse each sentence so carefully that the narrative that plays in your mind doesn't flow smoothly along rolling out like a movie in your head. RW reminds me of my high school English classes and the difficulty I had trying to read Shakespeare and Chaucer. Neal Stephenson tried the same thing with his
Anathem which I also never made it through. All noble endeavors to be sure but if people can't or won't read your work it becomes mere scholarly article fodder for the English grad students and is largely ignored by what's left of the reading public.
