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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
4.0
That’s two near 5-star books in two tries with Russo. Appears he might be an unsung talent. This is a futuristic serial killer cyberpunk mystery. Good stuff.
angelicide's review against another edition
5.0
This was really good.
Harsh, gritty, believable.
Perfect cyberpunk.
Harsh, gritty, believable.
Perfect cyberpunk.
beefmaster's review against another edition
4.0
a great sense of melancholy and despair and a great "Heart of Darkness" kind of thing. downbeat almost the entire time and a dope anticlimactic ending. the only thing holding this back from being perfect is that a) it's too long, even at 240 pages and b) the alternating chapters were a bit doofy, despite the necessity of it for the ending to land.
vanncrowe's review against another edition
3.0
Both more and less cyberpunk noir than I expected. Wasted secondary characters in disappointing ways.
mpho3's review against another edition
3.0
Ho hum. There's absolutely nothing special about this book, which bears some of the sadly typical flaws of much of the genre, including wooden characters and a plot that's going nowhere. A lot of the "action" revolves around the main character going out to eat, with poorly made coffee as an ongoing theme. If I had a dollar (quarters don't amount to much anymore) for each time one of the main characters utters the following lines--"I don't like it at all. But what the hell else are we going to do?" I could retire. Also, while I realize this book was published in 1992, but there's nothing to really warrant calling it a "cybershock thriller." It's not even thrilling. I apologize to all the Russo fans, but I can think of four books off the top of my head that I'd recommend instead: if you're into disaffected youth and futuristic urban decay try [a:Samuel R. Delany|49111|Samuel R. Delany|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207158768p2/49111.jpg]'s [b:Dhalgren|85867|Dhalgren|Samuel R. Delany|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320531180s/85867.jpg|873021]. If you're looking for an "exotic" futuristic thriller, try [a:George Alec Effinger|76471|George Alec Effinger|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]'s [b:When Gravity Fails|132694|When Gravity Fails|George Alec Effinger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316729685s/132694.jpg|127822] or [a:David Mack|10455|David Mack|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]'s graphic novel [b:Kabuki Vol 1 Circle of Blood|89816|Kabuki Vol 1 Circle of Blood|David Mack|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171164471s/89816.jpg|1027]. And if you want to read a more original suspense thriller set in San Francisco's Tenderloin, try [b:The Magician's Tale|626156|The Magician's Tale|David Hunt|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176434242s/626156.jpg|612507] by [a:David Hunt|196623|David Hunt|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg].
eralon's review
2.0
The main police investigator in this one is Tanner, not Carlucci. Perhaps I am the wrong audience for this book as I don’t particularly enjoy horror-thrillers, but even more than being the wrong audience I thought the almost-ending was bad. It’s a trilogy though so I am a bit tempted to continue since I’ve already invested this much.
theangrylawngnome's review
4.0
Russo was obviously riffing on Blade Runner with this one. But that's okay, because it was a very solid entertainment....for the first 95%. The ending was far too abrupt, alas, and annoyed me to the point where I had to subtract a star. I'm assuming things are further sussed out in the sequels, which, annoyingly, the listener has no clue exist from anything in the titles's description.
Pity, because the narration was also excellent.
Pity, because the narration was also excellent.
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