I was excited to read this book - the concept of Consilience and Positron was so compelling to me. But the plot itself falls so flat, and the ending leaves so much to be desired. I hate open endings, I prefer things to be settled. The writing feels fast, almost like a stream of consciousness for Stan or Charmaine at times, and yet the book remained mostly boring and uninteresting to me until the third act. I wanted so much more from this one!