MixedI thought there were some really interesting ideas, but there were pretty long stretches where I was struggling to follow, okay, exactly where are we going with the plot? How are all these things connected?
The Diamond Age (1995)
Others: Mixed The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.
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