Apex by Ramez Naam
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The end of the Nexus trilogy. What started out as mind-blowing became mind-numbing. Naam's strength is taking technology that is feasible and creating a world around it, bringing up ethical and political issues that might occur because of it. However, by the third novel, there are so many characters, so many locations, motivations, and schemes that it ground all the momentum to a halt. Most of the same issues and philosophies are repeated here, though I did enjoy the movie-star holograms that appeared in people's living rooms to help the government control people's information and attitudes. It's still an interesting story, just needed more focus, and to be about 2/3 shorter.

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