Original sentence: 3, 1996.From 'The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities', The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol.His opinions on history, art, sex, politics and civilization are woven into nearly every paragraph (the last chapter is essentially a postmodern soliloquy) providing an intensely descriptive and immersive science fiction experience.In September 1996 the Review of Contemporary Fiction printed an excerpt.Stars in my Pocket like Grains of Sand was part of a planned diptych whose second half, The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities, remains unfinished.XVI, no
Edited sentence: Although Stars in my Pocket like Grains of Sand is part of a planned diptych whose second half never saw daylight, and is at times over-descriptive (the last chapter is essentially a postmodern soliloquy),  it nevertheless comes closest to the emotion said by many to lie at the core of sci-fi: wonder.His opinions on history, art, sex, politics and civilization are woven into nearly every paragraph.The result is a dizzying but immersive science fiction experience