Actually, I think you've put your finger on what felt clunky about the early chapters. It wasn't that the hand-holding was there when it came to the sci-fi elements, but that the 'writing about Eastern Europe setting' felt so earnest and tour-guide-y. As soon as he got more into the sci-fi side of things, that attempt to feel authentically foreign slipped away.
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Date: 2011-12-11 05:07 pm (UTC)