I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. That's about it! Thank you for your interest in my book, and happy reading. As long as you remember to do this, I don't think many experienced readers of SF/F should have trouble following the plot. However, if you do find yourself growing confused, I offer this tip: pay attention to the bold chapter titles underneath the chapter numbers, because they're rather important :). But personally, I love being surprised when a book ends up being more than it seems, as long as the story itself remains coherent and satisfying. I'm the first to admit that the above elements may surprise readers who go in expecting a straightforward adventure tale. In addition, the book challenges readers by imposing a bit of an unusual narrative structure-not with the usual flashbacks and flash-forwards, but done in a way most have probably never seen before. In the case of The Reintegrators, I went a little further by designing the novel as mysteries within a mystery on top of the overriding question of what happened to Teddy's father, each world Teddy visits is its own mystery, because each holds a secret which reveals it to be more than it initially appears.
This is something the SF/F genres do especially well, because they force readers to understand the intricacies of entirely new worlds in order to appreciate the story. I still like that phrase, because it captures what I think is the main theme of the novel: marrying a character's process of self-discovery with the external discovery of strange and fantastic realms.Įven though I enjoy reading for many reasons, I've always had a soft spot for books that make me think. The first sentence I ever wrote to describe The Reintegrators was: "An inter-universe coming-of-age story." So I see that Goodreads encourages authors to review their own books, but that they encourage us to "consider posting a brief essay about your book's inspiration in the review space."
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