A review by honu_girl
The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey
4.0
Disclosure: I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. My opinions are my own, though.
I'm really enjoying the growing complexity of Stark - particularly his insecurity about how he fits into a world he never really expected to remain a part of. He is not a "good" person, but he is often motivated to do "good" things. His relationships are complex (just look at him and Kasabian). And, he suffers PTSD from everything he's seen and done, but has ignored it for too long because he honestly didn't believe he'd make it. Almost losing everything he cares about has him doing a bit of self-reflection, but it's not annoying because Stark knows how pathetic it might sound.
Kadrey is a great storyteller. It's gritty and violent in Stark's world, but in his own way he's trying to make it a bit more beautiful. I love how few characters are ever fully what they seem, and good and evil can be one and the same.
I'm really enjoying the growing complexity of Stark - particularly his insecurity about how he fits into a world he never really expected to remain a part of. He is not a "good" person, but he is often motivated to do "good" things. His relationships are complex (just look at him and Kasabian). And, he suffers PTSD from everything he's seen and done, but has ignored it for too long because he honestly didn't believe he'd make it. Almost losing everything he cares about has him doing a bit of self-reflection, but it's not annoying because Stark knows how pathetic it might sound.
Kadrey is a great storyteller. It's gritty and violent in Stark's world, but in his own way he's trying to make it a bit more beautiful. I love how few characters are ever fully what they seem, and good and evil can be one and the same.