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A review by kidclamp
Gun Machine by Warren Ellis
3.0
This is one of those reviews where i feel like i need to start by saying I enjoyed the book
There is a lit to like here, the main character is a good soft boiled detective with just enough quirks to not seem like a caricature, the ply moves along at a good clip with out burning too many pages or sacrificing descriptions, and the whole idea if the book is compelling. But there were some definite flaws.
Ellis obviously enjoys highlighting the darker side of human nature. The background murmuring if the police band radio throughout the book feels a bit indulgent with is laundry list of horrors. While I liked the supporting characters fir the most part too, there were once again parts that felt unnecessary like explaining a lot about the sexual relations of the one CSU and her Amazon girlfriend.
Indulgences aside, the real problem here is that the book geeky like a pot boiler, building to a great climax, but when it hit the end, everything came out a little flat. the end wasn't bad, or unbelievable, just somehow disappointing for a story that peaked so much action and excitement in for most of it's pages.
There is a lit to like here, the main character is a good soft boiled detective with just enough quirks to not seem like a caricature, the ply moves along at a good clip with out burning too many pages or sacrificing descriptions, and the whole idea if the book is compelling. But there were some definite flaws.
Ellis obviously enjoys highlighting the darker side of human nature. The background murmuring if the police band radio throughout the book feels a bit indulgent with is laundry list of horrors. While I liked the supporting characters fir the most part too, there were once again parts that felt unnecessary like explaining a lot about the sexual relations of the one CSU and her Amazon girlfriend.
Indulgences aside, the real problem here is that the book geeky like a pot boiler, building to a great climax, but when it hit the end, everything came out a little flat. the end wasn't bad, or unbelievable, just somehow disappointing for a story that peaked so much action and excitement in for most of it's pages.