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Who the hell is Reileen Kawahara? More digressions...

I'm getting too old and sentimental for this. It's too goddamn cynical in every aspect. Too close to modern day sensibilities in that way, I think. No wonder they dialed it down for the show.

I thought Kovacs was similar to Harry Dresden in manner, being a first-person gritty smartass constantly cracking (shitty) jokes, but I was a bit hasty. Well, or Morgan is a much better writer than Butcher, because it's not THAT grating. Otherwise, the story has all the hallmarks of cyberpunk. Simultaneously oppressive, disturbing and appealing.