illegible_scribble
10/15/2017
This BSFA finalist is well-known as an example of a work which is written effectively in the second-person. I thought that part of it was well done, to the extent that I found it a bit disconcerting at first, but quickly became accustomed to it.
The story, however, is only peripherally science fiction in that it takes place in an alternate-history UK where a crisis resulted in the country closing in on itself and becoming an even more rigidly class-structrured society. The story is the journey of the main character experiencing life in the various class levels, finally getting sucked into terrorism.
Ultimately, I didn't find the story believable; the character is far too naive and gullible to ever be capable of serving as any kind of leader in the government.