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Mur Lafferty’s Six Wakes is one of the best mystery/thrillers I’ve read in the several years. Who would have thought a murder mystery that involved no hard-nosed cops, spunky PIs, or determined feisty young heroines could be so bloody good? I’m also in awe of this lady’s talent to keep me interested in a book while giving me a cast of characters almost impossible to like.

As I mentioned, none of the characters is the type you can really feel for. The personalities on board go between psychotic to just generally abrasive to cowardly. I think the only reason you don’t hate them is that they’re all sort of blank slates at the beginning. By the time you start learning enough about them to dislike them, you’re already completely invested in Six Wakes.

By the time all the threads are starting to tie together, you’ve got to know how it ends. And it’s not a smooth ride. There’s the wicked web of intrigue, as well as various bouts of blood-letting, arguments, and insanity. There’s the ship and it’s journey, the fight for survival, and decisions to be made. Even if one of the plot threads doesn’t interest you much, the other will surely grab your attention.

I also liked Lafferty’s thoughts on how cloning would affect society in the future in Six Wakes. In her world, it rolls out much like it would in reality. Cloning is only available to the rich, there’s pushback for rights and religion, etc. The most interesting part, I thought, was the thought she put into inheritance rights and the natural separation of clones from family.

Normally by halfway through one of these types of novels, I know enough to spoil the end for myself. At seventy percent through Six Wakes, I was still completely clueless. Clueless and loving it. Six Wakes was 400 pages of confusion and mayhem that I utterly enjoyed. I didn’t even mind that there were several ‘origin’ chapters for the various characters involved. Then, on top of everything else, Mur Lafferty also made me perfectly satisfied with the ending, too! (A bit grossed out, but satisfied.)

This is definitely a must-read, and Mur Lafferty should go on your list of authors to pay attention to in the future. Well done all around.


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Six Wakes Mur Lafferty Books Reviews

To Mur Lafferty’s credit, there are clone laws in her universe. However, apart from being rather uninventive and too many, any intrigue that exists in them remains unexploited. To understand this, compare to the Good Doctor who had passed SF legislation too. Nevertheless, his masterpieces were not only based on the existence and simplicity of his 3 immortal laws, but also on the mind-boggling loops he could create around them.

The novel that pulls and bends and stretches and flexes the clone laws is not this one. What we have here is a whodunit, written in rather surprisingly poor English for a Hugo nominee. Mur Lafferty’s characters talk too much, walk too much, clean too much, cook too much, eat too much and we are dragged to read through all these, as if somehow all this systematic description will magically make them more likable.

Alas, it does not. So, should you skip this novel? Don’t. The redeeming elements are the novelty of a space whodunit with its fair share of red herrings and a fast, rewarding page. Given the simplicity of the language, you could finish six wakes in no more than six hours. You may close the book with a smile, but like its characters and their past, don’t expect to remember too much if it.
I read this book for the first time over three days. It won't be the last.

Six Wakes is easily the best sci-fi I've read since Jurassic Park. The science is presented in a matter-of-fact way that's timely, feels plausible, and is obviously well-researched. The concept of the story is clever - by having a small group of people wake up in very confusing circumstances, they are forced to discuss their situation, and that allows the reader to learn about the world without obvious exposition.

Callbacks to the various crew members are well-placed/paced, and provide perfect background information and character development. They feel as if they each have their own story. They're flawed, but not unlikable. As you read, you can't help but form theories. Then you read more, and 'No! That can't work. But what about... Ahh, yes, that makes sense!' starts playing in your head.

The book is refreshingly clear of winks to the reader, inside jokes, or any obvious author indulgences. It's the work of a writer who is confident and experienced.

It is a stunningly good book.

I can't wait to read it again.
Mur Lafferty’s Six Wakes is one of the best mystery/thrillers I’ve read in the several years. Who would have thought a murder mystery that involved no hard-nosed cops, spunky PIs, or determined feisty young heroines could be so bloody good? I’m also in awe of this lady’s talent to keep me interested in a book while giving me a cast of characters almost impossible to like.

As I mentioned, none of the characters is the type you can really feel for. The personalities on board go between psychotic to just generally abrasive to cowardly. I think the only reason you don’t hate them is that they’re all sort of blank slates at the beginning. By the time you start learning enough about them to dislike them, you’re already completely invested in Six Wakes.

By the time all the threads are starting to tie together, you’ve got to know how it ends. And it’s not a smooth ride. There’s the wicked web of intrigue, as well as various bouts of blood-letting, arguments, and insanity. There’s the ship and it’s journey, the fight for survival, and decisions to be made. Even if one of the plot threads doesn’t interest you much, the other will surely grab your attention.

I also liked Lafferty’s thoughts on how cloning would affect society in the future in Six Wakes. In her world, it rolls out much like it would in reality. Cloning is only available to the rich, there’s pushback for rights and religion, etc. The most interesting part, I thought, was the thought she put into inheritance rights and the natural separation of clones from family.

Normally by halfway through one of these types of novels, I know enough to spoil the end for myself. At seventy percent through Six Wakes, I was still completely clueless. Clueless and loving it. Six Wakes was 400 pages of confusion and mayhem that I utterly enjoyed. I didn’t even mind that there were several ‘origin’ chapters for the various characters involved. Then, on top of everything else, Mur Lafferty also made me perfectly satisfied with the ending, too! (A bit grossed out, but satisfied.)

This is definitely a must-read, and Mur Lafferty should go on your list of authors to pay attention to in the future. Well done all around.