A review by maudalorian
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

A murder mystery in a macho cyberpunk sleeve. The concept is cool, but I feel like the novel would've confused and/or frustrated me if I hadn't already seen the Netflix series. I couldn't help but compare them all the way through and the adaptation definitely comes out on top for me. It's impressive how they managed to streamline the story, cutting out superfluous characters and a random trip to Spain(?!). Their take on the whole Envoy thing made more sense and characters were better fleshed out, too. Changing the Hendrix to Edgar Allen Poe was genius.