A review by caitcoy
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 2nd edition TPB by Shirow Masamune

3.0

As a big fan of cyberpunk, I probably should have read this a lot sooner. As it was, it was mostly the arrival of the live-action movie that finally drove me to get to it. To be honest, I'm really not a fan of manga. Elements of how it's generally drawn as well as a general lack of interest has led to staying away from that style for the most part. Ghost in the Shell is a little difficult to rate as I enjoyed parts of it (particularly the nuanced thoughts on identity and the line between machine and man) but got bored/annoyed by the weird digressions into the details of the tech and science behind it and the first section in particular is really rough. Probably worth reading if you're a fan of the cyberpunk genre and haven't previously picked this up.

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