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As evidenced by lots of people enjoying it.
Have you read it? The plot is tropey at best, and the characters' motivations bizarre. Whatever interesting ideas the author has are overshadowed by his lack of storytelling ability.
I have, and I totally agree with your critiques, but I still enjoyed it. Do you have any suggestions for really good science fiction?
It's a big category.
In the last year, two of my favorite reads were Children Of Time and it's sequels (Adrian Tchaikovsky) and Embassytown (China Mieville). I also really enjoyed reading the Lilith's Brood series (Octavia Butler). All three of these present a more nuanced look at humanity's interaction with alien intelligence