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Rule 34 isn't exactly a sequel to Halting State , it is in the same universe, there are familiar characters and the world is familiar, but it has a standalone plot. You do not have to read Halting State before Rule 34 to enjoy it.
I'm happy to report that Rule 34 doesn't suffer from stale sequel syndrome. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed Halting State.
The third person style of writing takes a bit of getting used to, but I listened to Rule 34 as an audiobook and it didn't disturb me.
As an audiobook you also get the book read to you in a Scottish accent which adds to the humor. I know it's a bit racist but accents can add to humor.
Choosing accents for Rule 34 was a bit problematic as many characters aren't native Scots.
How do you do an accent for a Muslim born in Scotland to immigrant parents or even grandparents? I found that I didn't always agree with the choice of accent, but the different voices and accents made it easier to distinguish between different characters all written in third person.
I liked the Muslim hero/antihero character, it was nice to have a Muslim character that is first and foremost a person with regular (well perhaps in his case serious but regular human) weaknesses that also happens to be Muslim.
I'm happy to report that Rule 34 doesn't suffer from stale sequel syndrome. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed Halting State.
The third person style of writing takes a bit of getting used to, but I listened to Rule 34 as an audiobook and it didn't disturb me.
As an audiobook you also get the book read to you in a Scottish accent which adds to the humor. I know it's a bit racist but accents can add to humor.
Choosing accents for Rule 34 was a bit problematic as many characters aren't native Scots.
How do you do an accent for a Muslim born in Scotland to immigrant parents or even grandparents? I found that I didn't always agree with the choice of accent, but the different voices and accents made it easier to distinguish between different characters all written in third person.
I liked the Muslim hero/antihero character, it was nice to have a Muslim character that is first and foremost a person with regular (well perhaps in his case serious but regular human) weaknesses that also happens to be Muslim.