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devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Torture, and Gun violence
achillea's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
best part of this book is the nonbinary character only appearing to wreak havoc and commit arson. it's what we deserve
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Gun violence
flying_monkey's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was recommended this after I said on Twitter that cyberpunk was dead, as the best example of current cyberpunk writing. It's a good enough near-future tale set in Korea's model smart city, Song-do, but as a researcher in this area, it was all too obvious to me what the author had been reading, even down to specific articles and it lacks the cool of early William Gibson or the politics of Bruce Stirling. The plot, featuring a virtual heist and an emergent AI, is almost a complete remix of Neuromancer with a dash of Robert J Sawyer's WWW Trilogy thrown in for good measure. And while it's great to see queer and trans characters to the fore, you can't help thinking that they appear to be written in a way that only a cis-het white guy could write them. Not the future of cyberpunk then...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
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