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Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

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kcrouth's review against another edition

4.0

OK, now i'm ready to watch the Netflix series based on this book! Altered Carbon is a fast moving murder mystery / action cyberpunk adventure set in a complex and imaginative future in which technology has made immortality a reality - if you have enough money and power to afford it. (sounds a lot like present day healthcare in the U.S.). The future portrayed is both believable and well thought out, and in the style of William Gibson, one of my favs, the reader hits the ground running. Richard Morgan's writing style is engaging, fast moving, and fully immersed in the cyberpunk world he has created. Not only am i looking forward to the Netflix series, but i am looking forward to reading more from this excellent author. I see on Goodreads that there are two more adventures in the Takeshi Kovacs series of books: Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2) and Woken Furies (Takeshi Kovacs, #3) .

sassblaster's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

liljatherobin's review against another edition

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dark reflective

4.0

kaamezcua2's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

psoglav's review against another edition

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3.0

UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) ★★★✫
Radnja (story) ★★★✫
Likovi (characters) ★★★✫
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★★✫

Pozitivno (pros) - cyberpunk okruženje, glavni lik je pravi baja, dosta akcije.
Negativno (cons) - nedovoljno detaljno razrađeno okruženje, podseća na tipičan triler.

mikehuffman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Geta a star just for the concept and some of the ideas that are explored with the sleeve/stack. Otherwise it's poorly written and poorly executed. Id say go watch the show instead but the book was so disappointing now I'm not sure if I even liked the show ..