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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Futuristic technology and baseball- it's a pretty great combo. Plus enough suspense and mystery to keep me turning the pages.
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How much of your identity is linked to your body and what you can do with it, and how will that change when technology lets you alter your body in any way you want? Our sense of self might be in for a wild ride.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There's something delightfully quirky about a noirish cyberpunk thriller about the shady side of major-league baseball. Quirkiness and cheekiness seem to be Lincoln Michel's stock in trade, and he pull them off tidily in his debut novel.
While I would have liked more character development--I never felt like I really got much insight into any of the characters, even and almost especially the narrator--I quite enjoyed this title. It's as much of a romp as something featuring a fair bit of dystopian-future gross body horror and sewer content can be, and, because it doesn't read like it's taking itself particularly seriously, I found it easy to hang on for the ride and have fun. I'm not at all into baseball, but I found the baseball content to be some of the most engaging parts of the book, perhaps because the narrator sometimes reveals a little more of himself to readers when thinking about the game.
This is a quick, fun read well suited to an autumn release. Michel wears his mashup of influences on his sleeve; while this doesn't make for the most original worldbuilding in history, it does result in a world that will feel familiar, immersive, and easily entertaining to fans of works like Transmetropolitan, George Saunders, and many assorted grim and gritty cyberpunk/biopunk/neo-noir mysteries and thrillers.
I received a free e-ARC of this title from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my review.
While I would have liked more character development--I never felt like I really got much insight into any of the characters, even and almost especially the narrator--I quite enjoyed this title. It's as much of a romp as something featuring a fair bit of dystopian-future gross body horror and sewer content can be, and, because it doesn't read like it's taking itself particularly seriously, I found it easy to hang on for the ride and have fun. I'm not at all into baseball, but I found the baseball content to be some of the most engaging parts of the book, perhaps because the narrator sometimes reveals a little more of himself to readers when thinking about the game.
This is a quick, fun read well suited to an autumn release. Michel wears his mashup of influences on his sleeve; while this doesn't make for the most original worldbuilding in history, it does result in a world that will feel familiar, immersive, and easily entertaining to fans of works like Transmetropolitan, George Saunders, and many assorted grim and gritty cyberpunk/biopunk/neo-noir mysteries and thrillers.
I received a free e-ARC of this title from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my review.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes