Golden State by Ben H. WintersMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Well the premise of this book is not the least bit subtle. The worship of Objective Truth is front, center, and all consuming through most of the book. Winters does an interesting job of showing how people navigate being in a world so committed to what is So, and rejecting the lies that (according to the Golden State) swallowed up the rest of the world. All the unsubtlety hits you over the head repeatedly--the Golden State is California, and its successful resistance to the politics of today has put it where it is now.
But most of the novel is about Speculator (enforcer of Truth) Laszlo Ratestic, seen through his inner monologue. The character saved the novel for me, through its not-so-subtle plot twists and assertions. Laszlo lives in his more talented brother's shadow and is totally committed to that life. How he experiences that life, and the inevitable (because you can't miss it) disappointment it brings him, made it worth reading for me. Not going to go down as one of my all time favorites, but it didn't need to in order for me to think it is worth reading.
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