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octobertune's review against another edition
I might pick it up again later because the premise does interest me, but the writing style just annoys me so much. I hate when dialogue is not between quotation marks. Might try an audiobook or something, I think that might be a bit easier to get through. We'll see.
ebeubanks8's review against another edition
3.0
Mid. Hated there was no quotation marks. Reminded me of don’t worry darling tbh.
tallyhotel's review against another edition
4.0
This book has all the grittyness of the Matrix and the adventure of Ready Player One (but none of the irreverent fun) and all the assassin vibes of that one series I can't remember the name of...Sandman Slim! This story follows the journey of a garbage man turned serial killer that gets caught in his morals in can't do the job. So what's a guy to do? Well, I guess you flip the script.
I really liked this book. It's not my usual cup of tea--I read it because it fulfilled a square on the bingo challenge (shovel on the cover). It's a dystopian murder for hire trope, except the target is barely an adult, and is pregnant.
I really liked this book. It's not my usual cup of tea--I read it because it fulfilled a square on the bingo challenge (shovel on the cover). It's a dystopian murder for hire trope, except the target is barely an adult, and is pregnant.
thestoryowl's review against another edition
4.0
Between the bombs and new technology that lets you "tap in" to an alternate reality, New York City has become a haven for the less savory. That's where our protagonist comes in, Spademan the former trash man who now works as a killer for hire.
This felt like a great gritty noir novel and I bought into both the story and the characters almost instantly.
This felt like a great gritty noir novel and I bought into both the story and the characters almost instantly.
cassandralovesfeta's review against another edition
3.0
Quick, easy read. The main character is enjoyable, along with the supporting cast. A nice little quesadilla of a read.
tnt307's review against another edition
4.0
Es war spannend, es war mal was anderes für mich. Gut geschrieben, besonders das Ende habe ich ganz schnell geschafft.
jenniepicky's review against another edition
4.0
This book turned out to be a lot darker than I anticipated. Reading it was quite a roller coaster ride.
I forgot to mention, this is another of those books that feels that quotation punctuation is not necessary. (I'm looking at you Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake...) It is. It really is.
I forgot to mention, this is another of those books that feels that quotation punctuation is not necessary. (I'm looking at you Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake...) It is. It really is.
kevinm56's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. It's an excellent example of dystopian noir! New York is all messed up due to a dirty bomb in Times Square. Dystopian setting - check! The protagonist, Spademan, is messed up due to a number of things - he's a hit man with rules, and a conscience.
The writing! Sternbergh makes Hemingway look verbose! Sometimes I felt I was reading lists - but the lists evoked a setting or an action with such intensity. I thought this would be a quick read. It's not a really long book. I don't know the word count, but it can't be much given the sparse style. It wasn't a quick read. I don't know why, but I took my time with this book. Perhaps I didn't feel the need to rush through long, boring paragraphs of narrative - the sparse writing made me slow down and bask in the intensity.
Definitely VoiceOfDoomAndGloom approved!
The writing! Sternbergh makes Hemingway look verbose! Sometimes I felt I was reading lists - but the lists evoked a setting or an action with such intensity. I thought this would be a quick read. It's not a really long book. I don't know the word count, but it can't be much given the sparse style. It wasn't a quick read. I don't know why, but I took my time with this book. Perhaps I didn't feel the need to rush through long, boring paragraphs of narrative - the sparse writing made me slow down and bask in the intensity.
Definitely VoiceOfDoomAndGloom approved!