Book review: Die Verschmelzung (Natural history) by Justina Robson

So what do you do when quarantined? You clean your house and find old books to read.

I instantly liked this book because it was written by Justina Robson, one of my favorite authors.

If you think this novel is a bit hard to grasp, take it slower. Best read it when you are not tired. It's a story that requires a focused approach on reading. It's okay to have a friend or a family member read this book so you can talk about points you might be missing. Reviews are okay as long as they don't contain spoilers I suppose.

The first half of the book makes you think there may not be an actual story happening. There seem to be a collection of worlds described in a random order without any apparent connection between them; reminds a bit of absurdist fiction. It's also good if you take it as a hypothesis instead of trying to grasp a linear structure. It was like I read an essay disguised as a s.f. novel, quite close to what Erich von Däniken writes, but enveloped in a s.f. story. It's like you can't play by the rules if you don't know the rules. 

First you have to learn about the elements creating this world, then you can understand how all the elements play a huge role in the whole story.