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grace_liz9's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
sine_qua_non's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dualmon's review against another edition
4.0
Arguably first one is better, but I'll read the third for sure
julcoh's review against another edition
4.0
A little slow to get going, but an incredible sequel to Altered Carbon, in a completely different way.
Gone is the detective noir, and in place is a "getting the team together" type corporate/military espionage and action piece. It transforms around halfway through the book into a Ringworld and/or Rendezvous with Rama type discovery of ancient technology and culture.
Also highly recommended.
Gone is the detective noir, and in place is a "getting the team together" type corporate/military espionage and action piece. It transforms around halfway through the book into a Ringworld and/or Rendezvous with Rama type discovery of ancient technology and culture.
Also highly recommended.
spaceross's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ceeess's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Compelling and complex. You have to pay attention.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
sulm's review against another edition
The first novel in the series had elements of a detective mystery, sort of noir-inspired who did it, with good character development. While this book involves the same protagonist, it's almost nothing alike. This book transports the character into a warzone, and maybe things change later in the book, but as far as I got, it was nothing but an action-focused war novel between super soldiers in robot bodies, which is fine but was not at all what I was looking for.
spitzig's review against another edition
Some interesting tech.
The "big SF" thing(a ship(?)) was mostly just developed by a character saying "not like human" thinking-and I didn't feel anything like that from the ship.
I liked the main character. Other characters were pretty well developed, too.
The plot was pretty good. Very cut-throat/military.
The "big SF" thing(a ship(?)) was mostly just developed by a character saying "not like human" thinking-and I didn't feel anything like that from the ship.
I liked the main character. Other characters were pretty well developed, too.
The plot was pretty good. Very cut-throat/military.
in_variant's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Enjoyed it but it didn't ooze style like the first.