Necessity

Necessity, Jo Walton, third and final book in the trilogy that started with The Just City, where Athena sets up Plato's Republic with people from throughout history who wished they could live in it. These books are *so interesting*. Some of Walton's moves here landed more solidly for me than others (more under the cut) but in general, worthy conclusion, some of the ways Walton goes big surprised and delighted me. I like that every generation has its own particular problems and preoccupations and yet there are common threads/overarching themes too.

You might like it if: Nancy Kress's Beggars trilogy; if you've ever read philosophy for fun; possibly James Morrow although his only book I remember anything about is City of Truth although I must have read Towing Jehovah back in the day?? anyways, maybe not Morrow.

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