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Query: Squibblest dinsk I non pas beau booko

John Clute obviously thinks he's James Joyce or at least Anthony Burgess. Well he's not.He's melded, sorry, combined a thin plot and a couple of well worn SF ideas (Look Out ! There's a data plague consuming the galaxy. Wow, there were 'ancients' around before mankind). He's then eaten a thesaurus and run around the kindergarten trying to show off.The result is a boring book which is a chore to read. Half the words in every sentance are arcanely obtuse, the other half are just made up from some dodgy etymological stew pot. And if I can write a sentence like that, I know I don't need Mr Clute to educate me any further.