Meta
Tom Reynolds
2013 · 233 pages · Science fiction
How it reads
Meta is science fiction (superhero science fiction, specifically), and its dominant mood is funny. The humour is the point, not garnish. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.
It's set in a big city setting, in the present day, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are identity, secrets and friendship. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.
It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 233 pages it's a quick read. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something funny
- you want a book that pulls you through
- you want an escape
Maybe not if…
- you need something melancholy, dark or tense
- you want dense, lingering prose
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- science fiction
- Author gender
- male
- Author experience
- established
- Setting: place
- big city
- Setting: time
- contemporary
- Mood / feeling
- funny
- Pace
- fast paced
- Tone / weight
- light and escapist
- Length
- short
- Narrative style
- first person, one narrator
- Publication era
- modern classic
- Popularity
- hidden gem
- Series vs standalone
- standalone
- Themes
- identity, secrets, friendship
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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