mparker546's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the first, but a very interesting futuristic military fiction piece.
michaellouisdixon's review against another edition
3.0
Broken Angels is the second book in Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series. I enjoyed the first book much more than this one. Maybe it was because the first was much more of a Scifi Noir Thriller. This one strayed quite a bit from that style and kind of lost the flavor. While I enjoyed parts of this novel, I often found myself considering putting it down, but instead kept reading and was rewarded with something else entertaining enough to keep going.
I'm not sure if I'll read the next book in the series or not.
I'm not sure if I'll read the next book in the series or not.
iffer's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't love this. It appreciate the twistiness of the plot, but the ideas felt stale, perhaps because much speculative fiction ink has been spilled by brilliant minds on the topic of war and the cheapness of soldiers. I did enjoy the scenes during which Kovacs and his team explore the Mars spaceship, but that was the highlight for me. It might be Richard K. Morgan's writing, but I never connect with his characters. I think that it's difficult for him to walk the line of detachment to illustrate the absurdity of war and the norm of disconnectedness when people have "sleeves" instead of bodies, and creating characters with whom the reader empathizes.
niallmc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
crowfood's review against another edition
4.0
"The difference between virtuality and life is very simple.
In a construct you know that everything is being run by an all-powerful machine.
Reality doesn't offer this assurance, so it's very easy to develop the mistaken
impression that you're in control."
She said, "I have no excuses, least of all for God.
Like all tyrants, he is not worthy of the spit you
would waste on negotiations. The deal we have is infinitely
simpler - I don't call him to account, and he extends
me the same courtesy."
In a construct you know that everything is being run by an all-powerful machine.
Reality doesn't offer this assurance, so it's very easy to develop the mistaken
impression that you're in control."
She said, "I have no excuses, least of all for God.
Like all tyrants, he is not worthy of the spit you
would waste on negotiations. The deal we have is infinitely
simpler - I don't call him to account, and he extends
me the same courtesy."
dlince's review against another edition
3.0
Not a bad read, but not as entertaining as the first in the series. Still a fun diversion.
cammerman's review against another edition
4.0
Bigger and better than Altered Carbon
In the end a very different book than Altered Carbon was. I think I actually like it better. And it opens up a bigger, more interesting universe. Hopefully #3 plays more with it.
In the end a very different book than Altered Carbon was. I think I actually like it better. And it opens up a bigger, more interesting universe. Hopefully #3 plays more with it.