Finished Record of Glasswell by Royce F. Caruvoe. It follows Carroway, an attorney working within Glasswell, a building where records, memory, and institutional secrecy intersect in unsettling ways. What begins as a story about a contract oversight gradually unfolds into something much stranger as Carroway goes deeper into that system.
One of the book's strengths is its atmosphere. Glasswell feels immense, old, and layered. It is opaque, self-protective, and difficult for any one person to fully understand.
Carroway is an effective protagonist for this sort of story. She is naturally attuned to the role in which she finds herself. Her interactions with the people around her give the story much of its emotional weight.
As to the ending, I'll say it may prove divisive among readers.
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
