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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
A great continuation of the series. Peter really gets to lean in hard to his whole "I wanted to be an architect" stuff. Lesley gets a little more reconstructive surgery which allows her to get out more and communicate easier. A familiar cast of characters, some new antagonists and you never quite know whether people are just shite, or if they are working for the Big Bad. Yet more geeky pop-culture references, including Blade Runner and others, which always makes me grin.
Hats OFF to Kobna Holdbrook-Smith! Oh wow. I normally die of ick when people start using bits of other languages, but this narrator manages to carry off a conversation between two people who are discussing German names of things, when one of the characters is familiar with the language, and the other struggles a bit. It honestly felt like two distinct people talking in a way that a lot of audiobook narrators cannot pull off. Same again with Russian names. I can forgive a bit of crummy enunciation considering this is supposed to be Brits trying to read Russian, but still, I am very impressed!
Hats OFF to Kobna Holdbrook-Smith! Oh wow. I normally die of ick when people start using bits of other languages, but this narrator manages to carry off a conversation between two people who are discussing German names of things, when one of the characters is familiar with the language, and the other struggles a bit. It honestly felt like two distinct people talking in a way that a lot of audiobook narrators cannot pull off. Same again with Russian names. I can forgive a bit of crummy enunciation considering this is supposed to be Brits trying to read Russian, but still, I am very impressed!
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I love the humorous critique of social inequalities and problematic language, and the architectural bits are top notch as usual, however there are rather a lot of - rather loosely linked - cases needed in order to establish the plot, so it feels more like a set up for the overarching case of Punch.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated