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A review by whimpulse
MADI: Once Upon a Time in the Future by Duncan Jones
4.0
A solid story with a nice cyberpunkesque milieu, compelling characters and great art. In a way I liked seeing the art style change every dozen or so pages, but sometimes it did throw me off for a moment - some minor characters were kind of hard to instantly recognize after a style change that changed how they felt to me overall, personality-wise. The vibes were off, sometimes.
I was having a hard time deciding between 3 and 4 stars. On one hand, this is very relevant to my intetrests - I love cyberpunk settings, and the thoroughly modified, debt-ridden remote-controlled mercs earned both my admiration and sympathy easily. But in some ways I feel like there was some potential wasted - it was fun to see all the different art styles, but it did take away from the coherency of it all. It's only "surprisingly good for what it is", not great from start to finish. And while I did like everything from the story to the characters and setting, it's all very generic. Just good, not unique. I enjoyed it, but wasn't thoroughly impressed by it.
In a way, my feelings toward this book remind me of watching Mad Max: Fury Road. It's not super deep or complex as as a story, but what it sets out to do it does well. An entertaining read that leaves some ideas and impressions that I can further tinker with at the back of my mind even after finishing the book itself, which didn't take that long.
Still, I'm a sucker for the cyberpunk themes and aesthetic. I reeeaaaally enjoyed some moments and the particularly pretty pages in here. Giving it 4 stars, since I did have a hard time putting the book time once I finally got into it (took me a few weeks to get started).
I was having a hard time deciding between 3 and 4 stars. On one hand, this is very relevant to my intetrests - I love cyberpunk settings, and the thoroughly modified, debt-ridden remote-controlled mercs earned both my admiration and sympathy easily. But in some ways I feel like there was some potential wasted - it was fun to see all the different art styles, but it did take away from the coherency of it all. It's only "surprisingly good for what it is", not great from start to finish. And while I did like everything from the story to the characters and setting, it's all very generic. Just good, not unique. I enjoyed it, but wasn't thoroughly impressed by it.
In a way, my feelings toward this book remind me of watching Mad Max: Fury Road. It's not super deep or complex as as a story, but what it sets out to do it does well. An entertaining read that leaves some ideas and impressions that I can further tinker with at the back of my mind even after finishing the book itself, which didn't take that long.
Still, I'm a sucker for the cyberpunk themes and aesthetic. I reeeaaaally enjoyed some moments and the particularly pretty pages in here. Giving it 4 stars, since I did have a hard time putting the book time once I finally got into it (took me a few weeks to get started).