I feel slightly negative giving this a wishy-washy review because this book is good in many ways. The writing is fast and sharp, and the plot isn’t that bad.

The problem with Altered Carbon, was that it didn’t give me any pause for thought. Yes, the central idea of personality download and ‘re-sleeving’ was fascinating, but it felt as the concept wasn’t explored fully. Morgan writes the action so thick and fast, that sometimes it felt as if I was being thrown too quickly from one situation to another. Too many people, too many sub-plots. Maybe I just like my subtlety too much.

Sci-fi mixed with crime mixed with noir. It’s a cybergeek’s dreamread. If you enjoy full-on testosterone with a dash of intelligence, then this one is for you.