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A review by pcody_mit
The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross
3.0
A somewhat disappointing sequel from one of my favorite authors.
It took me a while to pinpoint why I disliked this book, until I realized the overwhelming sense of political despair comes straight from headlines. This book takes a page from the post-Brexit/post-Trump political despair, and the change in tone made it a struggle to finish.
This book has very graphic horror elements, more than I could stomach. I liked the previous books use of conceptual horror and other memes, but Delirium Brief had overly detailed descriptions of events that belong in NC-17 horror movies.
It took me a while to pinpoint why I disliked this book, until I realized the overwhelming sense of political despair comes straight from headlines. This book takes a page from the post-Brexit/post-Trump political despair, and the change in tone made it a struggle to finish.
This book has very graphic horror elements, more than I could stomach. I liked the previous books use of conceptual horror and other memes, but Delirium Brief had overly detailed descriptions of events that belong in NC-17 horror movies.