River of Gods, by Ian McDonald

Sad to say, I was not able to finish this book. Maybe it was my frame of mind, perhaps my expectations or mental requirements at the time. The book simply failed to capture my interest; it is quite slow, the supposedly intertwined stories too disparate (in fact, rather independent), and way too much emphasis on sex. Ian McDonald explores some bizarre concepts. The placement of a pure Indian (as in south eastern Asia) locale also makes the story seem much more alien.