Book #79 of 2018:
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (Takeshi Kovacs #1)
This hardboiled science-fiction novel is rich in premise and atmosphere, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the recent Netflix adaptation has done with both. The story is a fairly straightforward noir investigation — and unfortunately comes with the oversexualization of women that often marks the genre — but the invention of cloning and uploading consciousness across bodies allows for some interesting wrinkles. I’m not sure yet whether I’ll continue with the sequels, but this is a fun what-if twist on usual detective fiction.
★★★☆☆
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