[Paul]

Originally Posted by karl_b Finished reading this last week and have to say it was very very good. A very intense SF novel with some great characters and a hell of a plot, with many twists and turns. The writing style seemed very laid back at times, which I enjoyed, it didnt try to over complicate things and was cleverly done. Some of the ideas in the book were fantastic, the idea of 're-sleeving' and eternal life are very thought provoking, especially when you bring in the 'meths' and how they seemingly abuse the technology. Kovacs is a cracking character, and I am definitely going to be getting hold of the other books in the trilogy. I am now reading Jonny Cash's autobiography, which is brilliant. The stories that man had and the way he tells his life story is fascinating. I have also just read 'The Timewaster Letters' by Robin Cooper. A very funny read. Basically, this guy writes letters to companies to see if they reply. Some do and some dont and some he keeps up a correspondance over numerous letters. An example is when he writes to the British Halibut foundation to tell them his wife had cooked him some Halibut and it was bloody marvelous. The chairman then responds by saying he was glad to hear from him and that he too had enjoyed some Halibut.

Don't bother with Market Forces. It's not a Takeshi Kovacs novel and is shit. Woken Furies and Broken Angels are both ace, however.