Elle’s Reviews > No Man's Land > Status Update
Elle
is 2% done
I suspect this will be too cartoonishly grimdark for me. Prologue had over-the-top swearing and unnecessary sexual details. Feels like author needs to PROVE his protag is a Real Man by constantly shoving sex and swears down our throat. A shame because I know he can craft a great world & characters (Altered Carbon) - but maybe his work only shines in adaptions where someone can edit the 12-year-old-boy off.
— Feb 02, 2026 03:27PM
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Elle
is 9% done
Not sure how far I'll get through this. It's a slog & not even 10% in yet. I like the worldbuilding & I think this would make a great tv series... but needs to be censored down to PG-13 or a low M rating, not this try-hard grimdark Snyder-esque R18+ BS. This would be really interesting without the needless over-sexualisation of all the women, & the constant swearing as if saying 'fuck' makes you super cool.
— Feb 03, 2026 01:53AM
