Galaxias

I struggled to reach 60% to 70% of the book; months of mostly avoiding it due to being very slow and boring. After that it became mildly interesting and I've finished it in a couple of days. To give you an idea of the pace, the first day of the story takes more than 100 pages, the following year takes about 170 pages and the following decade takes about 160 pages. I wish I could tell my past self to not bother.

I like the Authors other books but this one was a real slog to get through. I was bored almost senseless by this book, which seemed to be set mainly in conference rooms, forums and meetings. Never ending tedious dialog. A massive yawn. The Guardian found it fiercely intelligent which makes me wonder if they actually read it.

I've been waiting for one of the great sf writers to write a "Big Dumb Thing Happens: Sun Turns Off" book for ages, and Baxter did it! I'm ecstatic! The corona observation during the eclipse scene filled me with joy. Beautiful.