... but yeah, I think this one would be a much better introduction to her work, or at least a better test case to find out if you're just going to bounce off her style (she's got a very distinctive way of imparting information to the reader that drives some people bonkers) or if the problem is entirely that Downbelow Station is kind of a depressing hot mess. Narrative-kink-wise, I think this one would be right up your alley.
The only problem is that I've realized that I'm not sure what the availability of this book on Amazon etc. is like. The one I've got is a beat-up paperback copy I found in a used bookstore. A lot of her early books are kind of hard to get.
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... but yeah, I think this one would be a much better introduction to her work, or at least a better test case to find out if you're just going to bounce off her style (she's got a very distinctive way of imparting information to the reader that drives some people bonkers) or if the problem is entirely that Downbelow Station is kind of a depressing hot mess. Narrative-kink-wise, I think this one would be right up your alley.
The only problem is that I've realized that I'm not sure what the availability of this book on Amazon etc. is like. The one I've got is a beat-up paperback copy I found in a used bookstore. A lot of her early books are kind of hard to get.