A review by pbobrit
Version Control by Dexter Palmer

4.0

This is the kind of writing, specifically science fiction writing I love. Dexter Palmer writes in the vein of William Gibson, Ian Banks or Kurt Vonnegut. The story, set in a scarily near future, is on its surface a simple story of relationships; father-daughter, friends, lovers and spouses, parents and children, all revolving around the central character of Rebecca. But in telling this story Dexter Palmer delves into a host of ideas, from spacetime, the flaws in the scientific method and the current way academia works, identity, both gender and race but also our physical versus virtual identities and the ownership and use of those digital identities. It is a page turner of a read, but is constantly challenging you and making you think. I really enjoyed his first novel, and this one is an improvement both in the scope of its ambition, but also as writers skill. I really hope this makes into to some best of 2016 lists.