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A review by adamcordner
Subcutanean by Aaron A. Reed
5.0
I recently finished my side-by-side reread of Subcutanean. The differences between two versions can be so subtle and so huge - such significantly different moments of characterisation. Both my copies had overall a very similar plot but, judging from the info provided at the end about my copies, it seems there's versions out there with drastically different backstory and endings. I really want to seek these out, and would genuinly consider buying another copy just to see what's different.
It's amazing that even on a reread of a book where I generally knew what to expect, I couldn't put this book down (again). I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next big difference and I couldn't put it down. Both times I read through this book I think it took me less than a week, I was so engrossed.
Also I can't get over how great the writing here is in relation to Ryan's sexuality and the complexity of his and Niko's relationship. One of my absolute favourite depictions of a gay protagonist in any media I've seen.
I would 110% recommend this book to anyone who is even a little bit interested in reading it.
It's amazing that even on a reread of a book where I generally knew what to expect, I couldn't put this book down (again). I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next big difference and I couldn't put it down. Both times I read through this book I think it took me less than a week, I was so engrossed.
Also I can't get over how great the writing here is in relation to Ryan's sexuality and the complexity of his and Niko's relationship. One of my absolute favourite depictions of a gay protagonist in any media I've seen.
I would 110% recommend this book to anyone who is even a little bit interested in reading it.