vilmibm rated The adversary: 3 stars
The adversary by Erin Evans (The Sundering -- book III)
"In this third book of the Sundering series kicked off by R.A. Salvatore and the dark elf Drizzt, SCRIBE award-winning …
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"In this third book of the Sundering series kicked off by R.A. Salvatore and the dark elf Drizzt, SCRIBE award-winning …
Alita wakes to find that she has been moved into a different cyborg body, as beautiful as ever, but more …
this book is tough. there's a kernel of a really interesting cyber narrative in here that i found highly compelling. unfortunately, it's about 300 pages too long and full of irrelevant filler, irritating references, long 4th wall breaking explainers, and dad jokes.
i can't in good faith recommend it without the strong advice to skim when you recognize the filler parts.
it's fascinating to compare it to the much later ready player one which (knowingly or not) lifts a lot of the same premise but in a much dumber and less interesting way.
First Hardcover printing
[Fictitious cartoon adventures of Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig.]--Cover, p.[4] "The collected graphic novel of the greatest love story ever …