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Weight of the Heart (Bruna Husky # 2)

Weight of the Heart (Bruna Husky #2)Weight of the Heart by Rosa Montero
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Weight of the Heart (Bruna Husky book 2) by Rosa Montero

Here are my thoughts on the book. It took me about a week to read the book. I was on a work assignment so I had some free time. It is a second book from a trilogy. On this occasion, I read the book in English. The original book is written in Spanish. I read it in English because I am cheap as dirt. I am multilingual so I shouldn't have a problem. However, The person who wrote the intro to the book in English. Should have done their research. The intro goes like this: "Part human and part robot, private investigator Bruna Husky..."
Bruna Husky, it's not a cyborg she's a replicant a flesh-engineered creation that comes from the Phillip k. Dick universe.

The promo then says: "Traveling from a distant planet populated by an extreme religious sect to landscapes destroyed by rising sea levels..." Uh... No. She does not travel to a distant world. She travels to an artificial satellite that is called a floating world hooked Up to the Earth by an elevator tube. I can go on; do not pay attention to the promo of the book. Whoever did it doesn't know science fiction and has not read the book.

The Novel itself is a social-political novel and it covers current issues, climate change, social prejudice, cultural bias, the effects of child abuse on a child, the use of medication to escape reality legal( I know about that subject well), and illegal as well as political corruption. Rosa Montero covers it all.

What called my attention is the fictional floating world of Labari. It seems to me that the author bottled up a lot of religious cults and their practices and gave them a medieval Hierarchy. The founder of the floating world Heriberto Labari seems to be the fictional reflection of L.Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology and of course a science fiction author in his own right. I read many of his books. The most interesting part is the original migrants of the world on their own agreed with the caste system and a religious system. I can't say if the children agree with it. Like in most religions the parents may agree with their religious beliefs, but not the children. If you read the book you decide.

As for the detective aspect of the book, it is average it has its ups and downs but it is entertaining, and if you enjoy Blade Runner and other novels from Phillip K. Dick. Most likely you will enjoy this one, I would suggest paying attention to the details. They are very important and they demonstrate how a culture, a world culture can evolve.






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