Re:Netflix cancels 'Altered Carbon' after just two seasons
by effingwewt on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @09:51PM
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IMHO, much like the show it started spectacularly and spent its fuel too soon. I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 books, but there were definitely diminishing returns.
I will say even at its worst the trilogy is still better than the show (at least season 2)
Re:Netflix cancels 'Altered Carbon' after just two seasons
by tenacious_tuna on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @09:45PM
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tl;dr I've enjoyed them enough to buy them three times: once on kindle, once paperback, and again paperback as a set.... but I wouldn't rate them as 'high literature'.
I enjoyed them, though they do have flaws. They embody some of the firm tropes of cyberpunk--lots of sex, lots of grisly violence.
The first one is a fantastically done mystery, IMhO. The second and third do some marvelous worldbuilding.
In hindsight, they do remind me of The Expanse's writing a bit.
Is it a good book/series?