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Aaron McNeil

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Manages to nail the setting while missing the tone

Au global
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Histoire
2 out of 5 stars

Évalué le: 2023-10-22

performance was mostly great. there were a few instances of it seeming overly drab and disinterested but in general I have no problems there. this review will imply spoilers at the end, so be warned.

the story is disjointed and chaotic, and that may be by design. in general it did a decent job and kept a decent pace. a knowledge of night city and cyberpunk going into the book made listening to it feel like sliding into something familiar and comfortable.

however, while the setting was on point, the tone missed a crucial component of cyberpunk, the one thing that truly separated it from grimdark in its essence.

**spoilers implied from here on out**

cyberpunk is a dark narrative but it always leaves the smallest of margins open for hope, and it's at its foundation a setting that focuses on the smallest of victories found within survival. this book ended without any of that. no hope, no small victories, no survival.

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almost as good as words of radiance

Au global
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Histoire
4 out of 5 stars

Évalué le: 2019-04-14

loved it, but felt it drag a bit at times. the climax of the book was set up a little too heavy handed and somewhat spoiled the effect.

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