The book could have been cut down substantially. Many of the same ideas are repeated end endlessly but it is worth getting through to get to the ending

So much verbiage, so little meaning.

I don’t know how you make a book about a labor camp on an alien planet dull, but the author managed it. A very dry discussion of biology and science, with very few interesting plot points or character development.

The story line and concept is very interesting just the science and political commentary is overwhelming. Felt like reading an essay rather than a science fiction novel at times.

A beautiful mulitvalent master class in big idea sci-fi, combining cutting edge speculative ecology with the fundamentals of human struggle for a more just society.