I love Neal's books. I have read the Arc of Scythe, the Unwind books, Dry, Challenger Deep, etc. But this one just didn't reach the greatness of the others. Game Changer has a great message. But when the message takes away from the story, that's where I start to have a problem.
Again, the message is great, but having it shoved in your face isn't fun. I just want to read a book where I don't get shoved in the face with politics.