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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 6994165" data-attributes="member: 46713"><p>Yesterday, I finished reading 'Pashazade' by Jon Courtenay Grimwood.</p><p>This was a major disappointment for me. While the setting is superficially interesting, it's just that: superficial. There's too little background information or details to create a convincing 'Alternate History'. I also don't get why this is being advertized as a mix between a dark noir and a cyberpunk novel. There's nothing cyberpunk about it at all. Sure, the (not very likable or intriguing) protagonist has an implant a few genetic modifications, but it plays almost no role in the novel. There's a child hacker, too, but she's just there to help the (thin) plot move along, not to explore the idea of a second reality in the 'matrix'.</p><p>Perhaps things get better in the sequels of this 'Arabesk trilogy', but I doubt it.</p><p></p><p>Today I started with 'Annihilation', the first part of the 'Southern Reach' trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. Now, this seems to be a lot more promising, already: Right from the start it evokes a sense of paranoia, reminding me of Philip K. Dick or Christopher Priest. Written from the perspective of a member of an expedition into a mysterious 'area X', you immediately start to wonder about the reliability of the report...</p><p>I couldn't put it down before finishing the first part of it. Let's hope it manages to keep the tension this high!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 6994165, member: 46713"] Yesterday, I finished reading 'Pashazade' by Jon Courtenay Grimwood. This was a major disappointment for me. While the setting is superficially interesting, it's just that: superficial. There's too little background information or details to create a convincing 'Alternate History'. I also don't get why this is being advertized as a mix between a dark noir and a cyberpunk novel. There's nothing cyberpunk about it at all. Sure, the (not very likable or intriguing) protagonist has an implant a few genetic modifications, but it plays almost no role in the novel. There's a child hacker, too, but she's just there to help the (thin) plot move along, not to explore the idea of a second reality in the 'matrix'. Perhaps things get better in the sequels of this 'Arabesk trilogy', but I doubt it. Today I started with 'Annihilation', the first part of the 'Southern Reach' trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. Now, this seems to be a lot more promising, already: Right from the start it evokes a sense of paranoia, reminding me of Philip K. Dick or Christopher Priest. Written from the perspective of a member of an expedition into a mysterious 'area X', you immediately start to wonder about the reliability of the report... I couldn't put it down before finishing the first part of it. Let's hope it manages to keep the tension this high! [/QUOTE]
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