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I think this book may have changed the way I think about reading. Generally speaking I don't particularly enjoy reading abstract stuff where I cant follow the plot thread, I'm okay with things being abstract, but I generally want to be able to tether myself to an actual progression of some sort.

Well I'm going to re-think that about myself now, because for at least the first 1/4 of this book I couldn't grab on to anything that's what made me like it so much. I was sort of just being thrown around in this books insane post-cyberpunk babble and I loved it. Everything about this book is accelerated and amplified to insane levels. Its extremely grotesque and beyond nihilistic

The only reason why I'm not giving this 5 stars is because that feeling went away as a plot slowly revealed itself. It continues to be more and more plot driven as the book goes on. I'm probably being unfair here though since I've never felt that feeling with any other book, and honestly the plot is quite good.

I'm going to follow this writers work for sure because he definitely has a unique voice and I want more.

mackalexander's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

uti_survivor's review against another edition

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4.0

the COVID19 stuff made me push through and finish this bad boy today. insane prose, all about the body and mind torn apart, reassembled, worse every time. made me come to a moment of great peace with the virus, i am the virus, we are all the virus.

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