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Liked It “Fairly good near future thriller set in Scotland. Somewhat light on the action & suspense. The second person narrative was unique and I suppose put you into the character's heads more but also felt strange. Interesting commentary on where we're headed politically and technologically (and very...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Had to do some serious skimming to get through this. Being a software guy who has played his share of MMORPGs I thought I'd like this. Unfortunately the characters didn't interest me much and there was just too much description of things like cab rides for my taste.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Had to do some serious skimming to get through this. Being a software guy who has played his share of MMORPGs I thought I'd like this. Unfortunately the characters didn't interest me much and there was just too much description of things like cab rides for my taste.”
Mike wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Fairly good near future thriller set in Scotland. Somewhat light on the action & suspense. The second person narrative was unique and I suppose put you into the character's heads more but also felt strange. Interesting commentary on where we're headed politically and technologically (and very likely predictions)”
Bobby L wrote this review Monday, February 27, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this foray into the future, though perhaps not as much as Glasshouse, which I loved. Still, this was a very fun story and the conceit of telling it in the second person worked infinitely better than i thought it could. My hat is off to Stross for telling such an entertaining story and I look forward to reading the sequel.”
Liz S wrote this review Sunday, February 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Liked a few of the ideas, but the 2nd person narration really grated. I think it could have been a far better novel if Stross hadn't quite taken on so much of the gamer ethos. 2nd person was so distracting that it sounds like a bad text adventure at points. ”
Callum Valentine wrote this review Monday, January 2, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it can't wait to read the next one.”
michael vickery wrote this review Monday, November 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Combines computing, hacking, gaming, finance and whodunit....good combination!”
Pat S wrote this review Friday, September 23, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Ending not particularly satisfying.”
Biswajit B wrote this review Wednesday, July 6, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Stross does it again! In a not-to-distant future, in Scotland, the local constabulary is called in, to investigate a robbery, that takes place in cyberspace! This book is an excellent example of Stross' talent. A pretty original premise, a pretzel-like plot, very human characters(whom you really can care about), and a break-neck pace, that just might have you finish this book in one sitting. The pacing is fairly typical for a Stross novel. I've read 14 of his 20 published novels, to date, and will get to the rest as time allows. I just discovered Stoss within the last 12 months, and he's gone right to the top, of the 3 page list of my "favorite" authors. If you haven't checked him out yet, what are you waiting for?”
Acur81 wrote this review Monday, May 30, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Tried reading it, but couldn't get past the 2nd person narrative. I've heard that it's great, but I will not find out how great it is first hand.”
Travis Cottreau wrote this review Sunday, February 6, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“HORRIBLE!!!!”
Craig Leinoff wrote this review Thursday, February 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
