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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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Jan 04, 2012 Tanvir Muntasim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A fast paced, brutally realistic sci fi noir that questions whole nature of identity and interconnectedness of body and soul. First book in the series and I am really keen to read the next ones.

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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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Feb 15, 2017 June rated it liked it

Shelves: 2017-scifi-fantasy

Some things really good but too much violence

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May 17, 2013 Leesa rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, 2014

Reserving my rating for another read of this. Right now it's a 3, but I think reading it in print/ebook instead of listening in audiobook might give me a different result as this story should (overall) be right up my alley. This isn't a criticism of the audiobook either. Sometimes print works better for me to enjoy the story, and sometimes audio is the way to get me hooked. ...more

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