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A review by flying_monkey
The Squares of the City by John Brunner
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Surprisingly fresh and highly sociological South American set new wave SF novel from 1965, with a transport planning consultant - not many novels feature planners as protagonists! - getting caught up in corruption, murder, mayhem, class war and... chess, in a supposedly ideal purpose-built city built by a dictator. Only slightly dated and recommended.