Aaron

Extremely difficult to follow. Entire scenes blur by in two or three sentences. Characters and terms are used without any introduction or explanation. I wasn't a fan of Gibson's writing style at all.

However, the contributions to the sci-fi genre and the author's uncanny vision at what modern computing would look like makes this book a “should read” to me, especially for someone who enjoys IT and computer security.

Sanderson doesn't wow me with his prose or style like the oft compared Rothfuss, but damn does he write some gripping stories. I was hooked the entire way through and could not put this book down.

It's a hard choice between this series and the King Killer Chronicles for my favorite modern fantasy story. While KKC focuses on beautiful prose and story telling, The Way of Kings focuses on a truly epic fantasy story with a very complete world and deep characters. This book had a few dry spells filled with a lot of world-building, but I think it all pays off in the end and sets up the Stormlight Archives to be a classic fantasy series.

It read like a teen post-apocalyptic sci-fi written for a slightly older crowd. The story reminded me a lot of the Divergent series with the main characters being mid 20s-30s instead of teenagers. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though. While the story was very predictable it was a fun read and kept me interested the entire time. And the ending was several magnitudes better than Allegiant.

As the sixth or so Philip K Dick novel I've read recently, this was by far my least favorite. The book maintains the confusing and erratic story flow that is so common to Dick's novels, but the deep philosophical question that the plot holes/jumps usually advance isn't quite there. The questions of what differentiates Androids from humans, do either humans or Androids have the right to challenge the existence of the other, and do Androids have hopes and dreams like real people are never truly in question. The Androids are clearly evil and inhumane, and the human who hunts them and fears he is becoming like them is definitely still human. Some lines are blurred, but not in the way that Dick's novels usually do.

It still poses interesting questions and has some fun action, but it was nowhere near as enjoyable to me as A Scanner Darkly, Ubik or Man in the High Castle, among others.

Kind of a fluff piece, but it definitely captures my impressions and feelings on modern romance. It's targeted at a specific demographic, and I happened to fit that so it was all very relatable.

An updated take on Cyberpunk and a very fun read!