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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

Richard K. Morgan

Start date: March 1, 2014

Finish date: March 31, 2014

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Nov 28, 2017 Amy rated it really liked it

Aside from a few tiny details that reminded me of The Matrix, this was a very cool and imaginative story. I really enjoyed inhabiting this world for a while. Will definitely read the subsequent books.

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Jan 21, 2016 Marianne rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, audio

I read this book a number of years ago and remembered really liking it. Listened to it this time around and still found the book to be solid, and very entertaining. A very plausible near future, with concepts like "sleaving" and "meths" and AI hotels and direct to head advertising that elevated the complexity of the whole world. Great characters. Brutal action. A bit of the sexy. I winced a little each time the voice actor read the women's voices (a little too breathy), but for the most part, th ...more

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Aug 20, 2010 Bryan Spellman rated it really liked it

Mr Morgan does it again with a Sci-Fi Techno thriller. I enjoyed Thirteen and couldn't wait until his next foray into the genre. He stuck gold with this Altered Carbon. It's more of a pulpy 50's PI read, just set in the far future. His world building is such that I would like to see him visit it again. The characters and story line move nicely and there are several one off characters I would not mind learning more about (those that live, that is).

Over all this is for the Sci-Fi geek and also the ...more

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