kaelan's Reviews > Ice Trilogy

Honestly, one of the more interesting novels/series I've read. Although I do get the frustration of many readers. Does it really warrant 700 pages spread over three books? Especially given the (necessary) lack of relatable characters? (The story has no clear protagonists and in fact involves its characters abandoning their humanity.) Is it meant to be a satire? If so, then what is it satirizing? And why all the distinctly unfunny longueurs?

At the end of the day, I can't say I understand what Sorokin was aiming for. But his formal precision and clear command over his craft (other reviewers have noted Sorokin's powers of stylistic mimicry, from Chekov to Grossman to sci-fi pulp) suggest he was aiming at something. And who am I to say he didn't hit the mark?