i_have_a_book_problem's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Titanium Noir! Idk what the hell this was.
tacanderson's review
4.0
Nick's most complex Gordian knot of a book yet. Not the first place I'd recommend starting if you're new to Nick Harkaway, but a must read if you're a fan of his writing
jamison_dance's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
doctorfudge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is a little bit difficult to get through in the first rough 5th of the book. It's over-dense at the front, and a little hard to visualize in parts. There's very little hooking power. Then there's a snapping moment where you go "Oooooh, that's what he's trying to do." Then it gets very difficult to put back down.
To better explain this, I started reading this on the 19th. I kept picking it up, putting it down, then at about 100 pages I gave up on the 26th, bored. I walked away from it for a little while. Then I came back on the 30th, forced my way through the next 20-30 or so pages, and then finished it over two days. So it took me a week to read 100 pages, then two days to read an additional 700 (roughly).
The book begins to sit in the mind in a very strange, not entirely comfortable way once you've fallen in. It's written in very paranoid way, clearly on purpose, which sticks to you and infects the way you think for a while after reading.
As sci-fi goes, I wouldn't really recommend it to hard sci-fi fans, but I had it recommended to me because I liked House of Leaves, and boy if you like mind-bending psycho-literary reflective drama then you're in for it here.
To better explain this, I started reading this on the 19th. I kept picking it up, putting it down, then at about 100 pages I gave up on the 26th, bored. I walked away from it for a little while. Then I came back on the 30th, forced my way through the next 20-30 or so pages, and then finished it over two days. So it took me a week to read 100 pages, then two days to read an additional 700 (roughly).
The book begins to sit in the mind in a very strange, not entirely comfortable way once you've fallen in. It's written in very paranoid way, clearly on purpose, which sticks to you and infects the way you think for a while after reading.
As sci-fi goes, I wouldn't really recommend it to hard sci-fi fans, but I had it recommended to me because I liked House of Leaves, and boy if you like mind-bending psycho-literary reflective drama then you're in for it here.
cakereads's review
3.0
whew this book is so DENSE. stories within stories within stories, and another story just running through all of them. what a ride.
ols_333's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bstayslay's review against another edition
3.75
It’s not that I don’t like (or can’t handle) a challenge. I just prefer the reward to feel a bit more…rewarding. This book is not for the feint of heart. It requires solitude and time for contemplation and even then I think most will have lingering questions.