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willrefuge 's review for:
Thin Air
by Richard K. Morgan
Okay, so first of all, I won an ARC of this and that's why I have it.
Second, well... It wasn't great. Not even really all that good. Thin Air has its moments, but uh. Not enough of them. Few and far between.
As usual, Morgan tosses the reader in blind and lets them catch up. The 'lingo, the terms, the plot; pretty much figure it out yourself. It worked in Altered Carbon, and to a lesser extent in Thirt3en. It doesn't work in Thin Air. Not enough is explained, well, ever. Some things are, but mostly after I'd already worked them out. It was really hard to get into the story when you weren't sure what exactly was going on.
And meanwhile the story... well, it started slow. "It all started with an audit", is not exactly a phrase I'd use to begin a techno-thriller. So, points for originality. Sadly, no points for execution. The audit remains the focus for waaaay too long. And the plot twists, when they come, are too condensed to keep the story moving smoothly.
I'll sit on the rating for a little, as mostly right now I'm just disappointed by Thin Air. It took too long for me to read, too much effort, too little excitement, too little fun. And I didn't even have to pay for the bloody thing.
Full-er review to come. Probably.
At the moment... 2/5 stars. I wouldn't recommend it.
Second, well... It wasn't great. Not even really all that good. Thin Air has its moments, but uh. Not enough of them. Few and far between.
As usual, Morgan tosses the reader in blind and lets them catch up. The 'lingo, the terms, the plot; pretty much figure it out yourself. It worked in Altered Carbon, and to a lesser extent in Thirt3en. It doesn't work in Thin Air. Not enough is explained, well, ever. Some things are, but mostly after I'd already worked them out. It was really hard to get into the story when you weren't sure what exactly was going on.
And meanwhile the story... well, it started slow. "It all started with an audit", is not exactly a phrase I'd use to begin a techno-thriller. So, points for originality. Sadly, no points for execution. The audit remains the focus for waaaay too long. And the plot twists, when they come, are too condensed to keep the story moving smoothly.
I'll sit on the rating for a little, as mostly right now I'm just disappointed by Thin Air. It took too long for me to read, too much effort, too little excitement, too little fun. And I didn't even have to pay for the bloody thing.
Full-er review to come. Probably.
At the moment... 2/5 stars. I wouldn't recommend it.