I don't know what you like, so I don't know if I should recommend i... but in general, yeah, I think it's one of the best SF books to come out in about a decade. Subjective opinion and all that
It would drive a lot of critters nuts, I imagine. You'll know the sensayer scene when you see it, if you do read it.
I think my point far as info dumps go, is that (like everything) you really can get away with whatever you wish providing you do it in an interesting way. The fundamental problem with info dumps isn't that they're full of information, but that they're supremely boring. If you can make it interesting, then by all means, hit me with some knowledge.
Sorry, couldn't resist. Anyways. I've really felt the difference, moving from close third in first project to first person in second project. The freedom to just
tell information is wonderful, and it's much easier to do in first because you have ways of making that conveyance interesting. And it can be fully in POV, whereas info dumps tend to break POV in third (another problem with them).