![]() ![]() ![]() There’s several differences that worked in the show’s favour, adding charm and tightening an otherwise confusing plot that constantly jumped around. I feel if it wasn’t for the TV show, I would’ve been a lot more lost on the whole thing, and while I tried not to compare it too much to the show, I ultimately failed in doing so. ![]() I find that science fiction often goes over my head, especially when the writing tries to be too in-depth about the technological advances of its age, like throwing in complicated words is somehow supposed to make it make sense, when it tends to do the opposite. I liked how grim it was in that regard, however I couldn’t help but struggle through it. Does our skin make us who we are, or is it our experiences and memories that define us? It gave glimpses into lives that were affected by the resleeving process, of what it was like for a family member to be reunited with their loved ones while looking like a stranger. I think there’s a lot to be said for Morgan’s depiction of such a cyberpunk future overcoming death didn’t erase any problems, but only created new ones, especially when it came to social hierarchy and personal identity. The world of Takeshi Kovacs wasn’t a pretty one, despite death itself all but abolished by the technological wonder of being able to download the human consciousness into stacks that can subsequently be placed inside bodies. After loving the Netflix adaption of Altered Carbon and being disappointed at its cancellation, I just had to read the source material in the hopes I’d feel the same amount of interest. ![]()
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