Desolation Called Peace is bigger than Memory Called Empire - more voices, more characters, more space. And in some ways I like that! The world is interesting, the intrigue is interesting, I enjoyed the book a lot. But there's a bunch of bits that don't quite make sense. Or maybe they will eventually make sense and just haven't been resolved yet.

Also, after reading this and Mexican Gothic, I never want to think about fungus ever ever again.