![]() ![]() (Fun thing number one: does the length of someone’s name tell you what era they are from?). ![]() He was born the first year that single character names became allowed. In his culture, everyone has a unique name, with their “first name” being their title or occupation. He starts out as an apprentice, becomes a pilot, and holds other titles during his career as well. I think the trick to enjoying this novel is knowing what it is, and knowing what it isn’t. There is a lot under the surface of the text, and had Merritt explored and expanded on what lies just under the surface, the style of this book would have been very, very different. But there are these fun little other things going on that have nothing to do with X’s story that I enjoyed. This is a weird little book to review, because plot and character wise, there isn’t much to it. I say “might”, because there isn’t much to Pilot X, and if you go into looking for deep characterization or a memorable plot, you’ll come out disappointed. If you answered Yes to either of those questions, Tom Merritt’s novel Pilot X might be for you. ![]() Have you never seen Doctor Who but you’re curious to know what all the fuss is about? ![]()
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