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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
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2014 Reads > AC: I can envision a day when the brains of brilliant men can be kept alive in the bodies of dumb people. ~Steve Martin

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message 1: by Warren (last edited Mar 26, 2014 04:53AM) (new)

Warren | 1556 comments One aspect of the book bothered me. It show people slipping in and out of bodies with ease. It takes a while for your brain to adjust- even to your original body. I seem to remember that the book the Rook also had the same flawed assumption. Swapping brains is tricky
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Mark Catalfano (cattfish) What a jerk


message 3: by Serendi (last edited Mar 26, 2014 12:05PM) (new)

Serendi | 848 comments Who's the jerk? ETA: Oh. Right. Steve Martin's movie The Jerk.


message 5: by Warren (last edited Mar 27, 2014 10:01AM) (new)

Warren | 1556 comments Tamahome wrote: ""
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I'm going to use that line. Possibly even giving him credit for it.
I found that you can say just about anything and get away with it
so long as you attribute it to Steven Martin.


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