Juan Colon Colon itibaren 326, Taiwan, 桃園市楊梅區青山里
A follow-on to Cyteen. It opens the door on Ari 2's adult life (she's 18). I'm sure there will be more soon.
Keek's life sucks. Her parents are splitting up (her dad cheated), she and her boyfriend had a huge fight and now she's quarantined at her grandmother's house with the chicken pox. (Which apparently is the worst thing ever when you're a teenager; she's sick for ages.) She's getting through it, though, thanks to a typewriter (did I mention that her grandma's house has no internet?) and a copy of The Bell Jar. I need to re-read The Bell Jar, I think, because it is all over this novel and it's not an exaggeration to say that Esther Greenwood is as much a part of this story as Keek is. Keek is a little too consumed with her own thoughts for my taste; this was basically like being captive in, like, 30 therapy services back to back. That said, she's also smart and funny. Not my favorite but still worth a try.