Lots of religious and metaphysical philosophy on the nature of reality, creation, God, etc. The author admits he is Christian, but that the book is not intended to preach to anyone. He also has his characters use a lot of profanity (including a pastor). He addresses this in text, having the pastor think and say the following about profanity:
“For some reason, God can’t handle words people have deemed bad…
God doesn’t care about the words you use if they’re not being used to hurt anyone. I say it as earnestly as possible. How could he? Anyone here offended by bad language? No one answers. Then say whatever the F* you want.”
Still, it does seem a little excessive, unnecessary, and out of place at times (don’t get me wrong, I have spent plenty of time surrounded by prisoners, and am quite used to swearing far beyond this book). The point is that it may not be something you feel proud recommending to some family members or wanting your children to read, etc.
I thought I had most of the book figured out long before the end and was pleasantly surprised by where the author took it all. I really loved the technology, science, and philosophy throughout the book with a decent plot and outcomes that weren’t as predictable as I’d expected.
I rate it 4 out of 5 stars where 4 means “I really liked it.” I can’t say it was to the level of 5 star (“It was AWESOME!”) Partially due to the disappointing amount of unnecessary swearing. All in all, despite all the unnecessary vulgarity, I am certainly willing to check out more books by this author who does a great job with research and developing characters and letting the story tell itself, instead of trying to force things into what he wants. He’s talented.