Stepping into the world of this book is both fascinating and unsettling. The plot is pretty irrelevant, it’s about exploring questions of class and society. The future posited is interesting and makes sense from when it was written. The main character is fairly bland, I think meant to be a lens for the reader to understand the world, but his human kindness and little bond with one of the beings added a tender and unexpected touch to the story, making the world feel even more alive. 

This book is pretty timeless. It's relatively short, but the ideas are huge. It's thought-provoking, wonderfully imaginative, and a little haunting.