There’s a good chance I’d appreciate it a whole lot more, as I liked reading it, but felt cheated because of the ending. Having read more ‘vintage’ SF now, I think I would review The Inverted World totally differently. UPDATE 5/2018 – I read this at the beginning of my exploration of science fiction. Hard science fiction purists should avoid this, since the science part of this book is ludicrous. It could have been pretty clever with better editing, but now it only merits an “Okay, you guys sure were afraid of Nuclear Holocaust back in the seventies.” Moreover, the explanation for an important consequence of this twist (and hence the plot as a whole) is totally unbelievable, and that ruins the book, all things considered. This doesn’t really happen, since it is all quite predictable. However, the back cover promises a very surprising twist at the end.
The Inverted World is a rather fun, quick read.
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