If Tomorrow Comes by Nancy KressMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I read a lot of the reviews, and I think I understand why this book isn't doing better--Kress refuses to give in anywhere in a time when that's what people expect. We have over-the-top Rangers who are nonetheless neither heroes nor villains--so our reviewers see heroes or villains because that is what they want. Some characters play to type, in a time when it is expected for them not to. Some characters do not play to type, and that is either too much or not enough.
Kress mostly walks this line successfully most of the time, but it's not a popular line. However I got a lot out of the story and am glad I read it. I do agree with other reviewers that the characters, while interesting, are not deeply engaging. Seems like most of them are at least partly unsympathetic--part of Kress's efforts to portray them as full and complex people. So, there's a lot of successful storytelling here that still doesn't quite make a thrilling book. Am not sure what to make of this, but I like the challenge of thinking about it.
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