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But that's what got me about this book: All the characters make these huge illogical conclusions from a *2 minute* glimpse *21* years from now. I wouldn't care *what* I saw, if I knew I was still going to be alive 21 years from now I'd whoop and holler with joy.
But that's just me.
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Weeell - this was not how I experienced it. IMO all these reactions was the strong point of the plot.
Like many others here, I got excited about the first part of this book. The plot/idea was great, and I especially liked how it got ME thinking about different aspects of the "glimps" into possible futures.
The book introduced some very interesting new perspectives:
First - the collective/communal perspective: So many, and wide ranging, effects on the society as a whole that I didn't think of myself.
Second - the individual perspective: As is questioned above - what would MY reaction have been...?
Unfortunately I agree with all you guys who found that the book lacked so much regarding the characters and plot development. So, over all, I found it thought provoking, but still a disappointment...